maybe yes maybe not, it is a pre-requisite to have an initial capital when you are planning to invest on stock, property and also cryptocurrency, the more capital you have, the more higher yields, the lesser the capital, the lesser returns, but the difference with crypto, it does have to be big just to trade, most of us here in this forum are zero capital when we venture, some have joined bounties and campaigns and from there, we gained btc and other cryptocurrencies, some make it big while some lost their coins, your friend can definitely get into bitcoin, but don't invest if you think bitcoin will save your finances, they say investments are extra money that you are willing to loose anytime especially in bitcoin because of its volatility. bitcoin will help but not totally make you debt-free.