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Eliza Mills

Producer, special projects

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Eliza Mills produced broadcast, podcast, video and digital projects at Marketplace.

In your next life, what would your career be?

I'd want to be a traveling pop-up restaurateur … but not the chef. Or maybe a film location scout.

Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.

Time.

What is something that everyone should own, no matter how much it costs?

A very soft sweater.

What’s something that you thought you knew but later found out you were wrong about?

There's no “n” in restaurateur!

What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?

My teapot. It adds a real sense of home to my desk.

 

Latest Stories (197)

What exists between desire and fulfillment?

Jan 16, 2015
How the gap between wanting something and getting it affects our finances

Global gaps: income and wealth inequality

Jan 16, 2015
Branko Milanovic discusses income and wealth gaps in the global economy

My Money Story: Frugality and cheese

Jan 9, 2015
Listener Amelia Rosenman tells her story of inheriting frugality and eating cheese

Tech IRL: Digital inheritance

Jan 9, 2015
What happens to someone's digital assets when they die?

The next generation of Social Security

Jan 9, 2015
Boomer retirement and what it means for the program's future

Branding marijuana for a changing market

Dec 26, 2014
Cannabrand helps its clients market cannabis and sell products in states where marijuana is legal

Stability and status in the watch market

Dec 19, 2014
How traditional watchmakers are adapting to keep up with changing technology

Algorithms: The language of love?

Dec 19, 2014
On trusting data to find a date.

Tech IRL: The professional kitchen at home

Dec 12, 2014
Our kitchens are getting a whole lot tech-ier – and not just in restaurants.

Growing Styrofoam out of mushrooms

Dec 12, 2014
Ecovative uses mushrooms and farm waste to grow replacements for soft plastics.