r/FIREUK
323k members
r/FIREUK is a subreddit with 323k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and money talk, and the community frequently discusses fire, pension, struggling, investing, and investment, and they frequently recommend/review investing platform, index fund, and youtube channels.
This is a subreddit to discuss all things relating to gaining financial independence and retiring early (FIRE) with a focus on the UK.
Popular Themes in r/FIREUK
#1
Advice Requests
: "Advice please… burnt out and want to retire in 10 years or so."
19 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "Accidental FIRE?"
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "I built an open-source tool for tracking & forecasting FIRE, networth & budgetting"
1 post
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Losing my job and unsure of the future"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/FIREUK
#1
Fire
: "I am not on Fire..."
42 posts
#2
Pension
: "No cash, all Pension - but it burns me to pay 42% marginal tax so I still keep doing all my savings via salary sacrifice"
24 posts
#3
Struggling
15 posts
#4
Investing
: "Investing outside of wrappers"
13 posts
#5
Investment
: "VALL to be added to AJ Bell regular Investments tomorrow"
12 posts
#6
Retirement
: "People who are SINK, what net worth do you consider enough to retire?"
9 posts
#7
Looking
9 posts
#8
Net Worth
: "People who are SINK, what Net Worth do you consider enough to retire?"
6 posts
#9
Vall
: "Vall saw £25M of trades today"
6 posts
#10
Tax
: "For people actively working towards FIRE: what Tax-efficiency blind spots?"
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/FIREUK
Investing Platform
21 reviews
#1
Vanguard
4.0★ from 7 reviews
#2
Freetrade
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#3
iWeb
3.7★ from 3 reviews
Index Fund
18 reviews
#1
Vanguard
4.8★ from 6 reviews
#2
Vanguard VWRL
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
S&P 500
4.0★ from 1 review
Youtube Channels
4 reviews
#1
The Donegan's
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Carl Roberts
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
PensionCraft
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/FIREUK
Yearly
+35k members(12.3%)
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Last updated: September 13, 2026