Cheers dixie! Although imho the safest place to store your btc is off-line in cold storage, also know as a bitcoin “paper wallet.”
You can print them yourself and they look awesome! If you wanna’ crash course search @thedamus “Print Your Own Money and Make Your Momma Proud (parts 1 - 3). If you have any questions just shoot ‘em to me and i can make it super easy and fun.
Cheers!