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FI/RE - Financial Independence & Retiring Early
FI/RE (Financial Independence / Retiring Early) is a money strategy that's sweeping the nation. It's not easy, but it is simple: earn more, spend less, and use the difference wisely. Build a baseline of financial security with the difference first, then use it to invest for your future. That way you can begin to earn financial freedom and control your own destiny.
1M subscribers1,041 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~3% by known bots)881 authors / mosince 2009
r/Fire has 1M members (+30% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,041 posts a month from 881 people. Top topics: FIRE Career & Life Balance, Retirement and Career Choices and FIRE Journey Updates.
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Topics and brands on r/Fire
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- FIRE Career & Life Balance5.9%
- Retirement and Career Choices5.8%
- FIRE Journey Updates4.8%
- StartingFIRE3.7%
- Financial Independence Journey3.4%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- FI Calc
- Bogleheads
- Mad Fientist
- Early Retirement Now
- Mr. Money Mustache
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