Episode Details

On today's show I sat down for another edition of Hoosier Headlines with Lindsey Erdody of Free Press Indiana News, covering severe storms that caused historic power outages in northwest Indiana, a 100-year flood impacting central and east central Indiana, displacement of Hoosiers, infrastructure damage, and reminders that homeowners insurance typically excludes flood damage with only about 1% of Hoosiers carrying flood insurance.

We discuss safety tips for returning home, community relief efforts, and how Indiana's suspended gas tax through September 6 affects delayed reimbursements for local road funding, plus Indianapolis' wheel tax increase to secure state matching road dollars. Our conversation also covers rural homelessness amid a new July 1 law criminalizing sleeping on public property, rural sidewalk funding challenges, and Speedway's Indy 500 wastewater violations.

My second guest is Emily Norwich of Em's Coupon Clips, who explains modern couponing, stacking store and manufacturer coupons, CVS rewards "rolling," Kroger digital deals, rebate apps like Ibotta and Upside, and how she grew a large creator following.

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You are going to learn about:
- Historic Power Outages in Northwest Indiana
- 100-Year Flood Impacts on Central and East Central Indiana
- Community Relief Efforts for the Flooding
- Rural Homelessness
- Modern Couponing, Digital Deals, and Rebate Apps

Thank you to our partners:
Pence Media Group
Berne Apparel

Check out these great clips from the show:
00:00 Welcome to Hoosier Headlines
00:21 Subscribe and Review Plug
02:13 Floods and Outages Overview
03:41 NIPSCO Wind Outages
06:29 Floodwaters Reach Indy
09:11 Floodgates and Close Calls
11:17 Flood Insurance Reality Check
16:01 Infrastructure Damage Updates
18:49 Flood Safety and Recovery Tips
23:08 Gas Tax Suspension Explained
29:25 Wheel Tax and Road Funding
33:42 Homeowners Insurance Rising
34:49 Billion Dollar Storm Surge
35:46 Google Earth Growth Check
36:19 Roof Coverage Fine Print
38:27 Rural Homelessness Reality
43:25 Camping Law Consequences
46:06 Small Town Sidewalk Struggle
50:11 Indy 500 Wastewater Problem
55:40 Meet Em's Coupon Clips
56:51 Extreme Couponing Then Now
01:02:28 Drugstore Rewards Rolling
01:06:02 Kroger Loss Leaders Basics
01:10:40 Walmart vs Kroger Strategy
01:11:40 Stacking Store and Manufacturer
01:14:08 Pickup Orders and Weekly Cycles
01:14:49 Rebate Apps Level Three
01:17:49 Biggest Savings and Limits
01:19:15 ChatGPT Meal Planning Hack
01:19:54 Why She Started Creating
01:23:23 Viral Deals and Growth
01:25:23 Going Full Time Creator
01:27:26 Where to Follow and Start
01:28:37 Indiana Home and Local Spots
01:32:04 Hidden Gems

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