I'm gonna have to go with Wontolla here.
There is no need to overcomplicate mixes as I feel many producers do, especially new producers. You can get a decent to good mix with 'stock' plug-ins or even the simplest of tools within your limited arsenal. The ideal situation is that a producer of any caliber would have hands-on to equipment that accurately portrays the mix as much as possible, but none of that would be useful if they don't know what a good mix will sound like, or even how to achieve it.
If I were you, depending on your budget, I would invest in some decent to good open-back headphones, a set of monitors, and set up your room to absorb sound (you can do it the ghetto way, like putting blankets up on your walls if you have to, for now). Then, once you've got that down, start training your ears.
My biggest advice would be to keep your mix simple. No need to over-compress too much, no need to boost too many frequencies, and no need to distort or saturate way too much.