Scam is everywhere, I fear for my money. They say the person who ask for help does not make a mistake. I want to own my first Bitcoin next week when my monthly salary is paid but afraid of jumping on any wallet to avoid losing my money.
This is really considerate of you, and asking your question here is the best course of action when you have questions on a topic involving bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. Due to their lack of experience, beginners are constantly exposed to scams and are more likely to fall prey to them. One can quickly lose their assets if wallets are handled improperly, therefore you must be very careful. You must use caution when handling wellets even after selecting one. Before making a bitcoin purchase, you must read all wellet handling instructions.
The popular choices I know and hear from people are Binance, Blockchain and Freewallet. Which one should I choose? I am just starting my bitcoin owning journey and it will be kind of the senior guys to show the way.
You can suggest better ones if there are any.
Binance is not an ideal place to store your bitcoin, it's an exchange where buy sell bitcoin and also trade your bitcoin into other coins. Your wallets private key is what gives you access to your coins and whosoever have access to your private key can access you coins, and with binance your private key is not in your possession so you don't have total control over your assets. We have heard of how exchanges were hacked and how some exchange owners have scammed their customers and run away with customers assets. Always remember "Not your keys not your coins".
I'll recommend you go through this post and select a convenient wallet of your choice
[General] Bitcoin wallet - Which, What and Why?I wish you well in your crypto journey.