Nah, they are usually pretty good about granting extensions if you try to be reasonable with them. We had to move a shed and I contacted our town. Basically went back and said it’s the middle of winter and I can’t do it at this time of the season. They came back and gave me a 4 month extension no other questions asked. Of course it was a silly warning in the first place, and I am sure some cities are more anal than others, but for the most part they just want you to be in code rather than tick you off or have you ignore them.

I’ve never understood why people who are financially stable and better off than most of the US come on this sub and ask questions with super easy answers. You’re a thriving adult with a good job and saving the max into retirement each year. Surely you can decide if you should look for another job or stick with your current company without asking a bunch of strangers their opinions?

Look at jobs, see what is available, even apply and get offers and if the pay is not significantly better, or the work life balance is much worse, don’t take it? Simple as that. As for wanting to do a renovation, stop paying so much money into your retirement for even a year, pay off the mini van, then take that extra cash from both and set it aside so you can do the renovation in a yea or two?