$1000 or Bust!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6YANXLPw4hlnnNmZ-BTG3DAxutPW0h1jwr0-zgOYdnNKjv36DtwaF-RvrNdOLGFCCfXt6f4uMxXEg2k8SxZO594hBIrKtPCY4WnRW3NHwokoZ30w9I2IspMWcQFcaKCZ0pn0MgMgri0/s1600/$1000+or+Bust.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6YANXLPw4hlnnNmZ-BTG3DAxutPW0h1jwr0-zgOYdnNKjv36DtwaF-RvrNdOLGFCCfXt6f4uMxXEg2k8SxZO594hBIrKtPCY4WnRW3NHwokoZ30w9I2IspMWcQFcaKCZ0pn0MgMgri0/s320/$1000+or+Bust.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />Although we seem very determined to make it to $1000, I'm going to have to go with bust on this one.<br /><br />1. The blue trend line was a noble effort.<br />2. The orange trend line offered renewed hope.<br />3. The red trend line doubled our efforts.<br /><br />Three attempts. Three exponential trend failures.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.despair.com/incompetence.html">Despair.com: Incompetence</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>When you earnestly believe you can compensate for a lack of skill by doubling your efforts, there's no end to what you can't do.</i></div><br />I'm told that the economy will soon accelerate from here. If it is true, then I have just one question.<br /><br /><div style="color: red;"><b>Which direction?</b></div><br />Seriously. At best, the answer seems worthy of a coin toss.<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=qHV">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

$1000 or Bust!

Click to enlarge. Although we seem very determined to make it to $1000, I'm going to have to go with bust on this one. 1. The blue trend...

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