i tried to calculate how much would i make from bitcoin mining using an antminer s9, and i don't think it's worth it for me as the cost of electricity is high where i live, which is in the UK (it's 20 cents approx), i make like $300 profit a year. and obviously i can't use faucets as that will take years to get one bitcoin. so is the only way to even get any value from bitcoin is to buy it and hold it on for another few years? but it is a risky investment due to the price. or should i invest in new currencies that are cheap right now and have potential to grow to $4k a coin? 
Actually there are lots of ways on how we can do obtain Bitcoin in our accounts. We cannot just rely into buying it at any times because of its fluctuation that maybe favorable or not because it might be affordable or expensive for us in the other hand of it. We users and also consumers have alternative ways on how we obtain it. If you are not into mining, investing, you can do participate and join into bounty campaigns that although it takes time and effort, you can do obtain earnings in terms of Bitcoin as well as other types of cryptocurrency offered by the campaign which you can trade in exchange of having Bitcoin in your account.