Squealing...I'm still going with brake pads, you even said in your first post that they need to be changed.
From my experience a bad wheel bearing is more of a humming noise, and braking won't get rid of it, it'll just get quieter as the car slows down.
Originally Posted by FallenAngelHIM
...i will check the brake pads as soon as i find someone who knows what they are looking at.
any other ideas?
Just check the brakes, I'd put $20 on the the fact that you're hitting the wear indicators.
You can do this very easily yourself if you have simple hand tools and a floor jack.
Remove both sets of pads, and look for the metal tab (see below picture) that is positioned so that when the pad material is nearly gone, the metal tab will end up rubbing on the rotor. If the pad is at or near that metal tab, time to change them. Also check the rotor surface to see if the tab has been rubbing long enough to score the rotor and put grooves in it...if so, the rotors need to be changed as well.