In my opinion, if you are going to replace a head gasket on a 2g, you might as well just swap a 1g head on there.

Parts I would recommend:

Head gasket
1g Intake Manifold
1g throttle body
Complete Good Flat Head
1g CAS

All in all it's pretty straight forward on what you need to do, I mean to me it's just a head install. To other it may be a little bit more involved and scary.

I don't know the amount of miles on the car or the history, but not is the time to just go ahead and do a t-belt, water pump...etc. Nothing would be worse than doing all of the work and then having a t-belt break on you because it's old or what not.

The list can go on and on with things you could do, but then again, everyone is on a budget and I know that.

I havent done any side work in a long while simply because of my work schedule, however, depending on where you are, I can help you out and do the work.

Here are a few pages just in case you decide to do the work yourself:
http://vfaq.com/mods/timingbelt-2G.html - Timing belt Vfaq
http://vfaq.com/index-main.html - 1g CAS in a 2g in case you do aftermarket cams.

If you say you can get a good head for $200, that's not a bad deal. I have some parts laying around that will help you along. If you do it yourself you will spend anywhere from $300-$500. Having someone else do it shouldnt peak out above $650.

If you were to ask me to install a 1g head, I would most likely charge $150. Some people may charge more or less. So if you bought the head for $200 added my labor you're already at $350, throw in a CAS, intake manifold and TB that'd put you around $400. Timing belt and accessories will put you at or a little over $500 for a job done right.