Plan on purchasing a P22 for the wifey. Pink of course. Love the fact that if you paint a football, gun, or car pink, they'll take immediate interest in it
Michigan right now has some of the lowest land values in the country. You can get a lot of bang for your buck. Was just looking at property out that way and it's amazing the possibilities!
I work in the scrap industry. It's not worth your gas and time to scrap it. You'd be surprised what a 55 gal barrel could do for you if you have the room to just store it in your garage. Personally, I store waste fluids (engine oils, old coolant). Yes stainless is worth a little more, but...