If you do the Citi bonus, you can get $400 for depositing $15k and another $200 if your spouse deposits $5k. That'll be tied up for about 90 days, then you can get another $400 within 6 months by cycling the money through two Chase savings bonuses.
That gets you $1,000 in about 9 months, only thing up a Max of $20k at any one time.