If you are anything like me, you might have an Air Canada Aeroplan account, but it won’t be your main Star Alliance program – nor do you live in Canada and could therefore easily earn Aeroplan points from dozens of local partners.

This might become a problem once in awhile because Aeroplan points expire after 18 months of inactivity. A year and a half sounds like a long time, but the expiry of your miles and points can definitely sneak up on you…

So here’s a neat little trick. You might need a VPN and you will definitely need to borrow somebody’s address in Canada. (perhaps a hotel or store?)

But you can sign up for Asking Canadians. Click here to jump straight there.

Asking Canadians works the same way as E-Rewards or the other surveys for miles/points websites that you might be aware of. (a very popular recent post on InsideFlyer showed you how to earn 10,000+ Hilton points for free)

But I Hate Doing Surveys…

With Asking Canadians, it doesn’t really matter. Every time you click on an e-mail from Asking Canadians, you will earn at least 5 Aeroplan points, even if you are kicked out of the survey straight away or decline the T&Cs of the questionnaire.

You aren’t likely to survey your way to a free flight with Asking Canadians, but you will find it very easy to pick up 5 Aeroplan points from time to time, extending the life of your existing balance for another 18 months.

As a result, this is a nice little trick to know about…

What other completely free ways of earning points / miles are you aware of? Let us know in the comments section…