I don't think it's a good idea to rely on monthly upkeep to invest because there's no way such student can catch up with his/her investments. Mind you upkeep money isn't money you earn by yourself, it usually come from family members or another person as a support. You see that kind of money won't work for investment because anytime maybe people sponsoring you face difficulties, it would definitely affect your investment. Whether you're a students or not, never depend on someone else money to invest, it's advisable to have your own source of income for investing.
He can invest with money from his family, maybe he will not be able to keep an emergency fund, but he can definitely invest. If for some reason his family stops giving him money, then he can stop his investment in the middle and start again after he gets a job. But if a person is interested in investing from his student life, it will be more helpful for him to continue in the future. Because we know that the next stage of education is when a boy gets involved in employment, life is no longer easy for him. In the present era, there are very few boys who are not involved in drugs. But most of the boys are now involved in drugs, that too from their student life.
What you should understand is you don't have to force yourself to invest whether in bitcoin or any other investments, if you are not financially stable. How is it possible for someone that is not earning on their own to invest? You must have something doing so that you don't have to wait for someone else's money to make your investment grow.
As you are waiting for monthly upkeep, don't forget that there are still many other things you will need to take care as a student. And no matter how hard you try to reduce your expenses, if you invest that money you might end up struggling financially and that's a bad habit of any investors because that can lead to panic selling.
A lot of people focus on investing but forget that financial stability comes first, one shouldn't put oneself under pressure just to say one are an investor, building a good source of income managing one expenses and learning how investment work are all apart of the process. A good investors knows when to invest and when to be patient.
