Hearing testimonies from different sources, I can only conclude that "You don’t need to be rich to invest, but you need to invest to be rich." Riches aside, investment can increase your financial freedom, but the problem with most people is procrastination, they want this BIG capital to invest, but it is not like that.
From real estate, stocks to crypto, we have seen people buying their assets that were deem worthless, but suddenly became their source of wealth. I remember someone who couldn't afford a land at the city center but wanted to invest. He bought it at a rural area where he could buy over 1 acre. Not long after, the government decided to build a Federal university in that locality. Right now, a plot of land there can buy a plot of land in the city center that he couldn't afford, that is the power of investing.
I completely agree with your point. You don’t need to be rich to start investing, what really matters is starting with what you have. Many people wait for a big amount of money before they begin, but that delay often keeps them from ever starting. The truth is, even small investments can grow over time and give you more financial freedom.
Your example is a perfect one. That person couldn’t afford land in the city, so he made a smart move by buying in a cheaper area. No one saw it coming, but the value of the land went up when a university was built there. Now, that investment is worth much more. This shows that good investments don’t always need to be expensive, they just need to be smart and timely.