Youhadasparkwhenustarted
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My homegirl from New Orleans was offered a 110K offer for a job in Buffalo, NY
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pointless.
But it sounds like she should just thug it out for a year or so and just stack her money. Should could probably save a good $50k and after a year with that kind of savings the world would be her oyster. I know a dude that did something similar moving to Oklahoma. With that said I'd probably live in Oklahoma over Buffalo. I like snow but that much snow for that long of time is a no go. But Toronto not that far from BuffaloTrue
This is every major city on the planet.
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
If it was good for Rick James, it’s good for anybody
These nikkas lost the super bowl 4 times…in a row. Nobody trying to attach they name to a city like that. If I was already living in Buffalo, after they lost that 4th super bowl, I would have been forced to relocate my family immediately. We can’t be a part of this
Amerikan Melanin
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She gotta have a plan. Live in a secure building by a jeep Cherokee or something similar and some good winter gear. Also she needs to save and invest and get the fukk outta there in 3yrs max. You can always fly out for nice weekends but Buffalo ain’t easy living.
there's no rational reason to turn this down.
unless she's confident that whatever skill upgrade got her this job offer will get her a similar one in a better location...
even if she just looks at it as a stepping stone. spend a year or two in buffalo, put in on the resume, parlay that shyt into a similar job in a place she wants to be.
DrBanneker
Space is the Place
I did this moving to Rochester for a salary bump years ago then I bounced out years later. Stacked a LOT of money and basically paid off my loans, my wife's loans, and our house down payment and at the time I wasn't even making 6 figs.Though prices are up now, at the time I had a 2BR in the best apartment building in the city in one of the best areas plus garage parking for $1,200/month. Not that cheap now LOL but better than most other metro areas. I would rent instead of owning personally unless she wants to have to deal with snow and HIGH property taxes that aren't worth it unless she has kids in a good public school district. If she rents, getting a covered parking spot, heated or not, is a big win since it is depressing shoveling snow at 630 AM to get to work. Also a remote starter is good for her car if she wants to start it while inside.
The big thing is the winters. I am from ATL and that took getting used to. That being said, Upstate NY is WAY more prepared to deal with snowfall than almost any other part of the country so the winter doesn't stop much unless you have 2 ft+ of snow. If she gets snow tires and has 4WD she should be alright though you have to keep snow tires on from October to April basically.
Buffalo is the biggest of the three (Buffalo/Rochester/Syracuse). She has the most nightlife options there too. Rochester used to have some good Black spots but they went away and were taken over by more hood joints so I can't recommend much there anymore though it is a decent city otherwise. As others have said, she is only 1.5-2 hours from the excellent nightlife of Toronto (once COVID border restrictions ease). Buffalo also has a lot of great restaurants which may surprise people.
The downside of Buffalo is finding like minded professionals to socialize with or date. Even if the doesn't like brehs, Upstate NY is the rust belt and many of the major high paying employers have been leaving steadily over time so finding people to socialize and date with can still be hard. Rochester has seen the Kodak, Xerox, and Bausch & Lomb jobs gutted, Syracuse lost Carrier, and Buffalo and the surrounding regions have suffered as well. However, I remember when I was there it was the only place I have ever lived where Black professional men complained about a lack of Black professional women so the ratio is lopsided in her favor if she is looking at Black dudes. Black poverty in Buffalo, like most of Upstate, is bad though but coming from N.O. it won't be anything shocking.
Also Upstate NY is super cliquey sometimes with people from the area hanging with those they grew up with. Lots of ethnic communities, particularly Italians and Polish but there is also a sizable Arab population too.
She probably wants to live in the happening part of town and I am not sure what that is now but if she wants to live near a decent concentration of middle class Black folks, she should look at places in Eggertsville, part of Amherst. I wouldn't live out too far outside Buffalo. Don't have the illusion that the area is liberal because it is part of New York state. Upstate NY outside of the immediate metros is like a red state and drive 30 minutes outside any city and the Confederate flags and Let's Go Brandon! lawn signs start. She should live in Erie County, barely any Black folks in surrounding Genesee and Wyoming counties and Niagara ain't anything to brag about.
Overall, I say she should do it. I made some friends, enjoyed my time, and stacked a lot of money. Worse case she pays down her debts and has a good savings she can take elsewhere.
The big thing is the winters. I am from ATL and that took getting used to. That being said, Upstate NY is WAY more prepared to deal with snowfall than almost any other part of the country so the winter doesn't stop much unless you have 2 ft+ of snow. If she gets snow tires and has 4WD she should be alright though you have to keep snow tires on from October to April basically.
Buffalo is the biggest of the three (Buffalo/Rochester/Syracuse). She has the most nightlife options there too. Rochester used to have some good Black spots but they went away and were taken over by more hood joints so I can't recommend much there anymore though it is a decent city otherwise. As others have said, she is only 1.5-2 hours from the excellent nightlife of Toronto (once COVID border restrictions ease). Buffalo also has a lot of great restaurants which may surprise people.
The downside of Buffalo is finding like minded professionals to socialize with or date. Even if the doesn't like brehs, Upstate NY is the rust belt and many of the major high paying employers have been leaving steadily over time so finding people to socialize and date with can still be hard. Rochester has seen the Kodak, Xerox, and Bausch & Lomb jobs gutted, Syracuse lost Carrier, and Buffalo and the surrounding regions have suffered as well. However, I remember when I was there it was the only place I have ever lived where Black professional men complained about a lack of Black professional women so the ratio is lopsided in her favor if she is looking at Black dudes. Black poverty in Buffalo, like most of Upstate, is bad though but coming from N.O. it won't be anything shocking.
Also Upstate NY is super cliquey sometimes with people from the area hanging with those they grew up with. Lots of ethnic communities, particularly Italians and Polish but there is also a sizable Arab population too.
She probably wants to live in the happening part of town and I am not sure what that is now but if she wants to live near a decent concentration of middle class Black folks, she should look at places in Eggertsville, part of Amherst. I wouldn't live out too far outside Buffalo. Don't have the illusion that the area is liberal because it is part of New York state. Upstate NY outside of the immediate metros is like a red state and drive 30 minutes outside any city and the Confederate flags and Let's Go Brandon! lawn signs start. She should live in Erie County, barely any Black folks in surrounding Genesee and Wyoming counties and Niagara ain't anything to brag about.
Overall, I say she should do it. I made some friends, enjoyed my time, and stacked a lot of money. Worse case she pays down her debts and has a good savings she can take elsewhere.
DrBanneker
Space is the Place
Receipts. You in BUF? I lived up there and even in the rough spots like Buffalo, Watertown, and Oswego it was almost unheard of to have snow from June to early September. Now April-early June I might believe but July and August?
As sumone who lives in Buffalo yo homegirl would be foolish not to take that money. Unless shes going to stay in NO for family or sumthing. Theres a sizable population of black people here. It definitely takes sum getting use to with the winters here tho. That can be a shell shook if you've never experienced it. But sometimes you gotta not be afraid to branch out and do new things. Tell her risk it for the biscuit. And if she cute tell her to get at me. I'll show her around 
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Rell Shyt
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Receipts. You in BUF? I lived up there and even in the rough spots like Buffalo, Watertown, and Oswego it was almost unheard of to have snow from June to early September. Now April-early June I might believe but July and August?
I live in Maine which is even colder than Buffalo but I'm
about snow in the summer 
Art Barr
INVADING SOHH CHAMPION
do they have crab in buffalo in abundance like nola?
if so..you do it.
prolific posting!!
art barr
if so..you do it.
prolific posting!!
art barr
Art Barr
INVADING SOHH CHAMPION
Receipts. You in BUF? I lived up there and even in the rough spots like Buffalo, Watertown, and Oswego it was almost unheard of to have snow from June to early September. Now April-early June I might believe but July and August?
i was in canada until september october and there was no threat of snow till the third week of october.
now this was twenty years ago almost..
yet and still tho.
i feel that shyt snow in august july shyt is all cap tho.
art barr