hello I am going for CCNA as well
the following websites contains a lot of previous exams
there are available torrents with previous labs and cisco materials and tutorials for the packet tracer
and no need to spend money on hardware equipment just use the simulator
and in case you want to work with real routers and switches I suggest taking a course offered at any teaching office: like formatech, azem group and such
it will be cheaper then spending 2000-3000$ on overpriced equipments in lebanon and making the overpricing dealers happy
http://www.9tut.com/