There's a groupon out there that will get you everything you need besides a big-ass* kettle and bottles from like ~75 shipped, including a starter kit. You'll be drinking your first beer 4-6 weeks after brew day: you'll leave the beer in the fermenter for 2-4 weeks, and then two weeks in the bottles to carbonate.
*3 gallons is big enough for the beginner, but the bigger you go, the better off you'll be. No starter equipment becomes useless when you decide to move up to more complicated techniques, so if you're buying a kettle, I'd recommend one that could comfortably boil 6-7 gallons of water.
Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink
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