What would you do if you needed $1000 six months from now and you don't have nearly that much in either your checking or savings accounts? Use in your own words.

Answer: you could invest in a stock exchange. By buying shares of stocks you could have the potential of gaining large amounts of money over a long (ish) period of time. However, you have to be careful because it's really easy to lose money. The safest way to invest would be buying safe stocks like SAP500.