No doubt bitcoin is money as you can convert it to real money whenever you want but for me its an pure investment which I am not all interested in spending right now and will save it for a long term and will take them out of my wallet only when I am satisfied with the price.
i think in some place you do not even need to convert it in to fiat and you can use it directly. for example in Brazil there are dozens of shops where the shopkeepers accept bitcoin for shopping.