I scraped together the little money I have and dove into bitcoin. My ambition is to make money trading altcoins and keep a bitcoin reserve. Can I even make it anywhere starting with such a small amount of money?
It does not matter the amount of money you are starting with, its the time you are starting. The same $25 you making reference to now, this time some say 8years ago could get you more than one btc but not today. So, if $25 is what you can afford, just go into it but don't expect the returns of someone who put in $100, $150 or even $1550 because that would be greediness which might lead you to seeking solution where it does not exist.