Savannah is an undergraduate at BYU with hopes to enter in the Master's program at BYU: Marriage, Family, and Human Development in Fall 2025. She loves to study the transition to marriage, having been recently married herself, particularly in the areas of religion and finance. With her free time she loves to crochet, bake bread, and travel.
Savannah Lowe
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Financially Ever After: Power Dynamics in Newlywed Life
Picture a newlywed couple, hand in hand, walking into their first home together. Beneath their smiles lies a hidden challenge: balancing their roles and responsibilities as they build both their relationship and their financial future. In the recent article, On the Same Page? Newlyweds’ Agreement About Shared Power Predicting Financial Management Behaviors Through Marital Commitment[1], distinguished scholars suggest that the way a couple navigates their marriage might also predict how they navigate their finances. Many assume that financial behaviors (e.g., paying your bills on time, or saving money from every paycheck) are a central driving force for romantic relationship outcomes.[2] However, research suggests that the ability of couples to maintain balance and commitment may also shape newlywed relationships, with financial behaviors serving as an outcome of these dynamics.
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