Pros and cons of Summit, N.J. (broker, homes)

[pinkydapimp]

Originally Posted by DannyHobkins

The type of people who live in summit, is the following: works in some small hedgefund, or small investment bank, generally married by age 40, has 1 kid at age 42, the kid goes off to a private or boarding school, the wife has a Mercedes, husband has a BMW x5, they have a 1,400 sqft house purchased for $950k. Wife gets nails and hair done every 2 weeks, husband goes to a steak house in town every 2 weeks. If the have kids under 10 most likely have an aupair from Germany or Austria. The downtown has a few nail salon, steakhouse and a boutique restaurant for the occasional night out for dinner.

I would say this is ridiculous but this describes the one summit family i know to a T!

[G1..]

Originally Posted by pinkydapimp

I would say this is ridiculous but this describes the one summit family i know to a T!

At no time did I say they don't exist but to classify the entire town that way is wrong.Last I heard Summit had a pretty good High School and school system in general so I'm sure not all kids go to "privet school".

[Magic78]

I may be wrong but other than a smallish Kings, there aren't any other grocery stores in Summit...need to venture to surrounding areas.

[nybbler]

Originally Posted by Magic78

I may be wrong but other than a smallish Kings, there aren't any other grocery stores in Summit...need to venture to surrounding areas.

There's a bigger Kings and a Shoprite right across the border in Springfield, but yeah, not much in Summit.

[Magic78]

Originally Posted by nybbler

There's a bigger Kings and a Shoprite right across the border in Springfield, but yeah, not much in Summit.

Yup...navigating Morris Turnpike and getting in and out of that Shop Rite is such a headache. It is surprising there aren't more grocery options right in Summit.

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by G1..

I'm sure not all kids go to "privet school".

Perhaps not, but for the child of a hedge fund manager, surely a privet school is the appropriate type of education.

[G1..]

Originally Posted by Retriever

Perhaps not, but for the child of a hedge fund manager, surely a privet school is the appropriate type of education.

Why?

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by G1..

Why?

I thought that it was obvious, but...perhaps not...

https://www.thisoldhouse.com/ideas/privet-hedge

[G1..]

Originally Posted by Retriever

I thought that it was obvious, but...perhaps not...

So , still no explanation of why children in Summit should go to a privet school?

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by G1..

So , still no explanation of why children in Summit should go to a privet school?

Would anyone else like to step in and explain things to this person?