With low interest rate and bad stock market preformance, you should find other place to make $ 1,000 is more useful. This link will tell you what to do with $ 1,000. You can do such as below things :

1.Top off your emergency fund

Amid the crisis, you should save some money for emergnecy need

2. Spend five hours with financial palnners

3. Buy a top-notch stock fund

4.Upgrade your home appliances

5.Help on large scale

6. Join a gym

7.Beef up your IRA if you are older 50

8. Settle credit card