Do tell: What is all the hype about bitcoins if I cannot pay my bills with them?

It depends in every country. In the UK and in the Philippines Bitcoin companies have virtual/plastic cards. We can transfer Bitcoin to VISA debit cards if we need to purchase something from shops that do not accept Bitcoin/PayPal.

I´d also like to learn the use of bitcoins. Maybe they will have more uses later. But I´ll wait.

Swagbucks. You can cash out your points for either gift cards or PayPal. I cash out to PayPal. You can cash out for as little as 300 points or $3 - that would be gift cards. You would need 2500 points minimum to cash out to PayPal. I usually wait until I have 5000 points for a $50 cash out. I'm sitting right now just over 2000 points. It's going to be a while until I cash out, but mostly because I haven't been active on their recently. One thing you can do to get points is order online. I don't order just to get points, but for those things I would go to the store for anyway. I don't get points going to the store, but I do by shopping online and having it either delivered or I pick it up. It's worth it because Swagbucks cashback on online ordering is usually very good. Some places is 2%, Wal-Mart is usually 7%. I'm hoping they also do groceries soon. Then I can order online and just go pick them up. They've started doing that in some places, not here yet.