r/retirement↗
Table talk for those already are, or soon to be, a Traditional age 59+ retiree
Friendly community of traditional retirees that retired at age 59 or later and those almost there. Imagine gathering around a table, with your favorite drink in hand, talking with friends and acquaintances. Sharing about the transition to retirement, discuss the money, divulging challenges, and more. See the rules that guide our conversations such as we are respectful, cover safe for work topics, politics free, etc. You **Must HIT the JOIN button** to comment/post. USA based but all welcome.
155k subscribers161 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)147 authors / mosince 2012
r/retirement has 155k members (+29% over the last 12 months). It gets about 161 posts a month from 147 people. Top topics: Retirement Planning & Early Retirement, Retirement and Career Choices and Retirement Accounts & Plans.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Retirement Planning & Early Retirement8.1%
- Retirement and Career Choices4.5%
- Retirement Accounts & Plans1.4%
- FIRE Career & Life Balance1.1%
- RothIRANavigations1.0%
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- Reddit Help
- Opensocialsecurity
- Medicare
- Meetup
- HealthCare
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