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, job, career, retirement, and struggling.
"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
: "coastFIRE jobs, second careers"
31 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Burned out and wondering if it's finally time to Coast"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/coastFIRE
#1
Coastfire
: "I've reached a point where I'm questioning whether it's worth staying in a traditional job, and I'm curious how others in Coastfire approached that transition. (Europe)"
12 posts
#2
Job
: "Coast Fire Job Storis"
6 posts
#3
Career
5 posts
#4
Retirement
: "Grade my financial status for Retirement"
5 posts
#5
Struggling
4 posts
#6
Slow Down
: "Can we Slow Down?"
3 posts
#7
Money
2 posts
#8
Struggle
2 posts
#9
Coast
2 posts
#10
Investment
2 posts
Member Growth in r/coastFIRE
Yearly
+37k members(34.0%)
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Last updated: August 5, 2026