About r/fatFIRE
Retire with a fat stash.
The community at a glance
r/fatFIRE is a Subreddit for Finance with roughly 500K members. It has been around since 2016. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 10th largest community in the Finance topic page.
Roughly 45K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Fire, and Fatfire. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Money Talk. Product recommendations often mention financial advisor, fire books, and bank account.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2017: 6K members
- 2018: 15K members
- 2019: 35K members
- 2020: 68K members
- 2021: 131K members
- 2023: 132K members
- 2024: 41K members
- 2025: 34K members
- 2026: 37K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 3K members
- Dec: 4K members
- Jan: 4K members
- Feb: 4K members
- Mar: 4K members
- Apr: 3K members
- May: 7K members
- Jun: 4K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 3K members
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 2K members
Themes
- Advice Requests10 posts in the past month
- Advice on Direct Indexing Unwind
- Career Advice: $480K TC remote job vs. $780K pre-IPO opportunity
- Do I need a financial advisor?
#110Advice RequestsAdvice on Direct Indexing Unwind · Career Advice: $480K TC remote job vs. $780K pre-IPO opportunity · Do I need a financial advisor? - Money Talk5 posts in the past month
- FIRE'd.. Now what to do with large cash pile in short term?
- 1 year update, I bought a $6M dollar house for "cash" last October
- Maxing everything, taxable is all index funds. Where does real estate fit if we don't want a second job?
#25Money TalkFIRE'd.. Now what to do with large cash pile in short term? · 1 year update, I bought a $6M dollar house for "cash" last October · Maxing everything, taxable is all index funds. Where does real estate fit if we don't want a second job? - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- Quit big tech while spouse kept working — what was the hardest part for you?
- Lost it all 25m
#32Pain & AngerQuit big tech while spouse kept working — what was the hardest part for you? · Lost it all 25m
Topics
- Struggling24 posts in the past month#124Struggling
- Fire12 posts in the past month
- Anyone FIRE in their mid 30s with $3M? How has your portfolio grown since retiring?
#212FireAnyone FIRE in their mid 30s with $3M? How has your portfolio grown since retiring? - Fatfire12 posts in the past month
- FatFIRE with young kids
- When can I FatFire?
- After you've FatFire'd, how do you spend the boring hours?
#312FatfireFatFIRE with young kids · When can I FatFire? · After you've FatFire'd, how do you spend the boring hours? - Motivation5 posts in the past month#45Motivation
- Business4 posts in the past month#54Business
Flair
- Need Advice11 posts in the past month
- The waiting game.
- Private banking
- FIRE'd.. Now what to do with large cash pile in short term?
#111Need AdviceThe waiting game. · Private banking · FIRE'd.. Now what to do with large cash pile in short term? - Lifestyle9 posts in the past month
- How did you find housekeeper/staff you can trust?
- Looking for Non-residential ski school or school term for 1+ month, Jan–Mar, outside North America?
- Pivoting from corporate job to entrepreneurship
#29LifestyleHow did you find housekeeper/staff you can trust? · Looking for Non-residential ski school or school term for 1+ month, Jan–Mar, outside North America? · Pivoting from corporate job to entrepreneurship - Investing6 posts in the past month
- SBloc rates (secure line of credit)
- Money
- Am I too obsessed with avoiding taxes?
#36InvestingSBloc rates (secure line of credit) · Money · Am I too obsessed with avoiding taxes? - Path to FatFIRE5 posts in the past month
- Mentor Monday
- When can I FatFire?
- Mentor Monday
#45Path to FatFIREMentor Monday · When can I FatFire? · Mentor Monday - Inheritance1 post in the past month
- Inheritance bombshell and options
#51InheritanceInheritance bombshell and options
Product recommendations
- financial advisor3 posts in the past month
- How do you get started? Are financial advisors recommended?
- Financial advisor types you’d recommend for $30M net worth?
- Fee-based financial advisor recs
#13financial advisorHow do you get started? Are financial advisors recommended? · Financial advisor types you’d recommend for $30M net worth? · Fee-based financial advisor recs - fire books2 posts in the past month
- what are the best FIRE books you recommend?
- Which financial books do you recommend and which ones are overrated and should be avoided?
#22fire bookswhat are the best FIRE books you recommend? · Which financial books do you recommend and which ones are overrated and should be avoided? - bank account2 posts in the past month
- Any recommend multi currency bank account, stock broker for expat (foreigner) ?
- Recs for joint bank account
#32bank accountAny recommend multi currency bank account, stock broker for expat (foreigner) ? · Recs for joint bank account - wealth management2 posts in the past month
- What is the best way to transfer assets out from wealth management
- Recommended wealth management system?
#42wealth managementWhat is the best way to transfer assets out from wealth management · Recommended wealth management system? - fire blogs2 posts in the past month
- New Here - Any Great FIRE blogs y'all recommend??
- what are the best FIRE books you recommend?
#52fire blogsNew Here - Any Great FIRE blogs y'all recommend?? · what are the best FIRE books you recommend?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/fatFIRE for?
- Best for Finance enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/fatFIRE free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/fatFIRE have?
- Roughly 500K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/fatFIRE on?
- r/fatFIRE runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/fatFIRE cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/fatFIRE is organized under Finance.
- How do I join r/fatFIRE?
- You can join r/fatFIRE by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Finance communities like?
- Communities covering personal finance, investing, and financial planning for individuals and families. Reddit has enormous communities for budgeting and investment strategy, with more niche Discord servers and independent forums serving people focused on specific goals like early retirement or building wealth on an average salary.
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (+107%)
- 28
- Visitors /mo (+100%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-50%)
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