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)

My Money Story: The economics of life in a wheelchair

Feb 13, 2015
An accident that changed Jay Cramer's mobility also changed his finances.

The business of cheating: Ashley Madison and how to sell infidelity

Feb 6, 2015
How do you market something that repulses consumers?

The psychology behind cheating

Feb 6, 2015
Duke professor and dishonesty expert Dan Ariely explains why people cheat in business and in life.

My Money Story: What happens when you cheat

Feb 6, 2015
Former HealthSouth CEO shares why he confessed to his role in accounting scandal.

My money story: Boom and bust, at the blackjack table

Jan 30, 2015
A story of one very lucky hand.

Global crashes in an interconnected economy

Jan 30, 2015
What happens when a country's economy crashes?

Will global temperature rise inspire a behavior shift?

Jan 23, 2015
2014 was the hottest year on record. What's next for climate change policy and economics?

The leap not taken: Wage growth

Jan 23, 2015
Why haven't wage growth caught up to job growth?

The leap second, deep space and how we keep time

Jan 23, 2015
How does the upcoming leap second impact NASA's space clocks?

Itinerant bees play an important role in economy

Jan 16, 2015
Without bees, we'd lose $15 billion each year in the U.S. – and $100 billion globally.