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He won the Gold Glove last year. Say what you will about the GG selection process, but it's fair to say he doesn't stink defensively. The 'rats were right to trade McLouth...he's probably at his peak value right now, though somehow I think they could've gotten a bit more for him.

JobsinGreenBay.com is the best in the area....you might also check the newspaper website and indeed.com, simplyhired.com, etc.

Tell a story instead of speaking in generalities. Everyone loves stories about their loved ones and getting some knowing looks and laughs can be very comforting at that difficult moment.

I've got a pretty similar situation -- bought some Citigroup on a whim at $1 -- and it's about the same situation. Ultimately, I've decided to hold onto it to see what happens. It's a pretty small part of my investments and if it goes to zero it's not a huge deal. The possibility that in a few years it's at $10-20 could be pretty cool. So it sort of depends on your risk tolerance along with what the financial statements tell you. Best of luck!

For keeping track of things, I can't say enough good things about Mint.com. Since about 95% of my spending is done by debit card, check, or automatic payment it categorizes it based on their data (e.g. Pick & Save = Groceries) and show where you spend your money. Pretty cool. "Can you get 10% right now?" -- Not in anything without a ton of risk, and it's never guaranteed. Still, if there was ever a time to start investing for the long term, the time is now if you've got it.

Doubling up is a solid idea...essentially you itemize your taxes every other year. For what it's worth, given your age, you could probably stand to be a bit more aggressive with your investments. I'm not a financial planner, but given your situation (which is pretty similar to mine) I'd prioritize your extra $ like this: 1) Accumulate 3-6 months of "cash" (CDs, etc.) for emergencies 2) Invest the max up to the employer match 3) Invest the 5k max in aggressive stocks/mutual funds within a Roth IRA 4) If there's anything left, either contribute more to the pre-tax 401k or make the early payments on the mortgage. Paying the mortgage off early isn't a terrible idea, especially if it's worth it to you in peace of mind. Mathematically, though, it's not going to be your best investment in the long term especially compared to a tax-advantaged account. Just my $.02.

This is a class is Win-Win for you. It's nice that you're concerned about him not being upset, but in the end it won't matter that much. 1) If you get the job, you have a job in your field and no longer have need for a job, nor really a reference from the parks department to get a job 2) If you don't get the job, you have a job at the Park & Rec. Go get the job.

It was pretty average...I probably won't watch again. ABC's Better off Ted is sort of similar, but was funnier. The main character definitely seems like a "poor man's Michael Scott". Maybe if it flops we'll get Fire Joe Morgan back.

I had it last year and didn't watch nearly as many games as I thought I would. I'm not even sure why, but I just didn't use it enough to justify the expense again. You can't get Brewers games, but last year I watched a healthy share of them by skirting the system. Essentially, I had someone with an out of town credit card pay for it and then used a Proxy IP address (usually in a foreign country) so that my IP wouldn't say I was in Milwaukee. I thought that was a great idea, but it would often take me half an hour to find a decent proxy server that was working fast enough and I'd give up. Anyway, that's my feedback...I think if I didn't live in MKE and couldn't get the games through cable or attend in person it would be worth it. But being local, I'm just going to save the extra $ and buy some tickets.

We had friends from Boston/NY in town last week in a similar situation. Went on the Lakefront Brewery tour, Milwaukee Art Museum and Ice Skating at the Petitt, all of which they enjoyed.

Good call on taking the GMAT early....I took it during my senior year as an undergrad and did really well. I start at Grad School for 3 years, but having those scores really helped. I also second having a job before/during getting your degree. Companies will shy away from the big $$$ they see when they think MBA if you don't have any experience.

I don't know much about the program at UWM, but I was in both the Marquette & UW-Whitewater MBA programs so I can tell you some about that. If you're looking to just get through it and get a piece of paper, UW-W is a good choice -- also much cheaper. I did hear that they may discontinue some of their Waukesha classes, so keep that in mind. I would have nothing but good things to say about the Marquette program, but it's nice to have an employer foot the bill.

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When I had WaMu, I didn't know they did this, but their balances listed "available cash", which is $500 more than you have in your account. I didn't realize this, but when you withdraw below your actual cash, they'd charge like $30 per transaction. So I went to an ATM and under "balance" it would say $600, then I got about $300 in overdraft charges as I used my debit card for parking, lunch, etc. Not a happy customer.