r/coastFIRE is a subreddit with 145k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses coastfire, career, struggling, money, and job.
"Have enough in the bank to do what you want." This is a place for people who have reached or are interested in reaching the milestone of Coast Financial Independence / Retire Early (aka Coast FIRE). Coast FIRE is when you have enough saved and invested that with no additional contributions, your net worth will increase with compounding growth to support a traditional retirement. Coast FIRE is all about using your savings to unlock freedom before hitting regular FIRE.
Popular Themes in r/coastFIRE
#1
Advice Requests
: "Year-long “trial retirement” made me realize that full retirement requires a lot of planning, other than just finances."
23 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Did you have a frugal “breaking point” ?"
7 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Am I on my way to coast fire? 27 y/o"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/coastFIRE
#1
Coastfire
6 posts
#2
Career
5 posts
#3
Struggling
4 posts
#4
Money
2 posts
#5
Job
2 posts
#6
Struggle
2 posts
#7
Coast
2 posts
#8
Number
1 post
#9
Canadian
1 post
#10
Couple
1 post
Member Growth in r/coastFIRE
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+37k members(34.2%)
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Last updated: August 12, 2026