The Oprah Show is giving away coupons for a free Kentucky Grilled Chicken meal from KFC until 9:59pm CDT 5/6/09. 2 pcs Grilled Chicken, 2 sides, and a biscuit. Free lunch!

The official website is UnthinkKFC.com, but you have to install some coupon printer software on your computer (to prevent making a bajillion copies). Ironically, due to the site crashing earlier, right now you can simply download the .pdf file from Oprah.com.

Mother’s Day is May 10th. Get off your lazy bum and send Mom a card! Actually, since you can do this all online and they’ll even ship it for you… go ahead and stay on your lazy bum.

Hallmark is offering a free personalized paper card, and they’ll even ship it for you free USPS First Class. Just register for a free account, choose and customize the card you like, and check out using the promotional code is CARD4MOM. You should see the following:

Via SD. Order by May 1st for guaranteed delivery. Reportedly you can use coupon code APRILCARD for another free card with a separate order. Now, is it weird that the card I picked out looks like an asset allocation pie chart?

Request yet another free razor sample.

Gillette is giving away 500 razors each day at Noon Eastern every day for a month, until May 16th. Register at Gillette.com/walk. It might be better to wait a few days for this promo to die down? Don’t watch the painful video of Tiger, Jeter, and Federer strutting.

500 Gillette Fusion razors are available each day for 31 days. Beginning at 12:00 Noon (ET) each day starting on 4/16/09 and ending on 5/16/09, go to Gillette.com/walk and follow the on screen instructions to register. If you are one of the first 500 people to register on that day you will be eligible to receive a Gillette Fusion razor.

MasterCard has an automatic rebate program called Easy Savings that works with “a MasterCard small business or select middle market card issued in the United States, from a participating bank.” This includes certain business debit Mastercards. You can find out if your card qualifies by visiting the website and typing in the card number and trying to register for free.

Here is a list of participating merchants. Two newly added offers are 5% back at the U.S. Postal Service Click-N-Ship website (online postage) and Dunkin Donuts shops. I know some active eBay sellers that wouldn’t mind a 5% discount on postage. The rebates are automatic and show up on your monthly statements. You don’t even have to click through a portal like eBates, just shop like normal.

My CitiBusiness Mastercard and WaMu Business Debit cards were accepted. Given that any individual (as a sole proprietorship) can get either a business credit card or business checking account (with debit card), this is then basically open to anyone who wants it badly enough.

Here is a link that lists all of the free song downloads on Amazon MP3. Sort by category on the left sidebar. You’re not going to find the latest Kanye West song there, but take a look and try some out.

If you visit (expired) and print out the coupon, you can get a free 60-day trial membership to BJ’s Wholesale Club. There appears to be no surcharge as they say you get “full member benefits”. BJ’s also has a 100% satisfaction guarantee on their memberships, but this might be less hassle.

One trial membership per household. In-club only, so no online shopping.

American Express is temporarily offering a peek at your Experian PLUS credit score. This is Experian’s own proprietary credit score, but is the best you can get from Experian since you can no longer get your FICO Score based on your Experian credit report. (Only Equifax and Transunion.) PLUS has a range of 330-830 as opposed to the FICO range of 300-850.

You can either try this link or log in and look for “View your complimentary Credit Score & Report now.” under Card Options. It is free, and appears to be promoting their CreditSecure paid product. You do not need to enroll in CreditSecure to get your free score.

From their site:

How much does My Credit Score & Report cost?
My Credit Score & Report is a complimentary benefit offered exclusively to American Express Cardmembers. You pay absolutely nothing. Simply sign up to gain access to your Credit Score and Report.

How long will I be enrolled in My Credit Score & Report?
Your enrollment in My Credit Score & Report will last 30 days. After 30 days, you will no longer have access to your complimentary Credit Score and Report. If you wish to continue enjoying access to your Credit Score and Report, you may enroll in CreditSecure.

As always, you can get your free credit reports (not scores) at AnnualCreditReport.com.

We are surrounded by rewards programs. I have a club card to shop at the Safeway grocery store, where I can buy some soda with “Coke Rewards” points, and I can also earn United frequent flier miles based on my total purchase amount. Finally, I pay for everything with a credit card that gets me cash back.

Now, here’s a rewards program to help us recycle more. With RecycleBank, each participating household gets a recycle bin with a computer chip that helps you track how much you recycle. The more you recycle, the more points you earn, which can be redeemed for purchases at stores like CVS pharmacy and Home Depot. You can earn up to $540 annually.

The municipality wins as well, because now there is less waste being sent to landfills, which lowers their costs dramatically. Both RecycleBank’s income and the consumer rewards come from these savings. According to this Time article, recycling rates in one of the first Philadelphia neighborhoods that RecycleBank served rose from 7% to 90% in a matter of months.

Not a bad idea at all! I agree that most people like the idea of recycling, but many of us could use a push in our busy lives. The only catch, really, is that even though are expanding, there are still only a relatively limited number of participating cities. See if yours is on the list.