I know there are some newbie thinking what to do to hold bitcoin, first, if you save money in your bank account, you can use the money to buy bitcoins and hold which is the wish of many holders in the community, secondly, if you grow your bitcointalk.org account to full member above and apply for signature campaign, and if you are accepted in that campaign, you can hold bitcoin which is the easiest way many people use to hold bitcoin, thirdly, you can sell you land and property to hold bitcoin, which I have see someone on television some years ago, sharing his wealth secret to people, how he sold the land he inherited from his father to buy bitcoins and hold for long term before he sold to make money that turned him to millionaires in the country. What are the other ways people can hold bitcoin.
Don't misunderstand me op, what you said so far can help in Bitcoin accumulation, you should also understand that saving or having the funds to invest might not be a barrier most time but what matters is the basic knowledge of how Bitcoin operates, as a newbie it is not advisable to jump into conclusion of what you know nothing about, a newbie must know that Bitcoin investment is different from gambling where the expectation of a gambler is to make money in a haste, the mindset of Bitcoin being a long term investment should sink into a newbie so that he or she will not expect what is not obtainable.
I don't believe in doing what others did when I don't understand how to go about such system, selling what you have to invest in bitcoin can be advisable when you understand bitcoin market and also other source of earnings ahould be available to prevent you from tampering your investment before it reach the profitable stage, some video you see online may not be true even when you try apply those step it might not favour you by then you will incur loss, your mental and monetary preparation determines how ready you are to invest Bitcoin or any other asset, dont emulate what you cant persevere to achieve, Bitcoin may be avialble for everyone to invest but the investment shouldnt be a do or die affair.