I've actually ended up in a really rutt-ish situation here, too. As far as money goes I'm just really between a rock and a hard place - I can empathize with you.
But uh, without divulging specifics, how is Alpha Sapphire? My sister and I decided I would get AS and her OR. Neither of us have OR/AS, but both of us have X and Y and she's got the only 3DS.