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Best time to post in r/financialindependence

The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.

Posts in r/financialindependence are most often removed for self-promotion issues. It is a public subreddit that does not allow link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 33 recent posts, an estimated 97% were still up about a day later.

This is a place for people who are or want to become Financially Independent (FI), which means not having to work for money. Financial Independence is closely related to the concept of Early Retirement/Retiring Early (RE) - quitting your job/career and pursuing other activities with your time. At its core, FI/RE is about maximizing your savings rate (through less spending and/or higher income) to achieve FI and have the freedom to RE as fast as possible.

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The best and worst hours to post in r/financialindependence

In our sample of 460 recent and top r/financialindependence posts, activity and scores peak around Wednesday 3pm UTC, and are weakest around Monday 9pm UTC. Based on posts sampled through Aug 31, 2026. Times in this sentence are UTC; the grid below converts to your local timezone. Timing helps a clean post get seen. It does not save a post that breaks a rule.

Times in your timezoneUTC · GMT+0
  1. Window 1

    Wed around 3pm

    avg score 764.7 · 7 posts sampled

  2. Window 2

    Tue around 8pm

    avg score 261.3 · 7 posts sampled

  3. Window 3

    Thu around 4pm

    avg score 393 · 2 posts sampled

Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.

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Estimated survival rate

97%

of 33 recent r/financialindependence posts we sampled were still publicly visible about a day later.

How this is measured

Estimate. We sample recent public posts and check again about 18 hours later to count how many are still publicly visible. Posts removed at the moment of submission never become publicly visible at all, so the true removal rate is at least this high. Last sampled Sep 3, 2026.

Strictness: ModeratePublic subText posts onlyFlair optionalSelf-promo banned

r/financialindependence rules: what actually gets removed

Each rule below is paired with the way it is most likely enforced. Where the rules state a number, we quote it. Where they do not, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 1.Karma posting requirement

    Enforcement varies

    We require a certain amount of subreddit karma for people wanting to post top-level posts, otherwise they are deleted. If you want to post something as a throwaway, please contact the mod team first.

  2. 2.Be Civil

    Enforcement varies

    Full description at: https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/wiki/rules

  3. 3.No advertising, self-promotion, solicitation, or spam

    Enforcement varies

    Full description at: https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/wiki/rules

  4. 4.No negative discussions or stereotyping demographics

    Enforcement varies

    Full description at: https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/wiki/rules

  5. 5.No politics or circle-jerking

    Enforcement varies

    Full description at: https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/wiki/rules

  6. 6.Top-level posts should be relevant and show some significant effort on the part of the author

    Enforcement varies

    Full description at: https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/wiki/rules

r/financialindependence does not publish karma or account-age minimums in its rules. Subreddits often enforce unpublished filters on top of what they write down, which is why posts from new accounts can vanish without a message here.

Can you self-promote in r/financialindependence?

No. r/financialindependence bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "No advertising, self-promotion, solicitation, or spam". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.

r/financialindependence by the numbers

Members
2.5M
Active right now
Not public
Posts / day
2
353 comments / day
Community age
14 years
since Nov 10, 2011
What a successful r/financialindependence post looks like · 60 top posts from the last month
Median title lengthPosts with a linkPosts with flairDominant format
53 characters0%0%text posts

What gets removed in r/financialindependence

  • Self-promotion

    r/financialindependence bans self-promo outright. Product links, launch posts, and thinly framed "feedback" posts are removed.

  • Low karma or a new account

    r/financialindependence publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size. New accounts should comment before posting.

  • Reddit's sitewide spam filter

    A separate layer before the subreddit ever sees your post. New accounts posting links, URL shorteners, and repeated domains are its favorite targets. Removals are instant and silent.

  • A shadowbanned account

    If the account itself is shadowbanned, every post looks live to you and invisible to everyone else, in any subreddit.

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r/financialindependence posting questions

Can I post links in r/financialindependence?

No. r/financialindependence accepts text posts only, so a link-only submission is rejected at the door. You can usually mention a link inside the body text, but the sub's rules on self-promotion still apply to it. Check your draft against the rules before posting.

Does r/financialindependence require karma to post?

r/financialindependence does not publish a karma minimum. That does not mean there is none: many subreddits enforce unpublished karma and account-age filters that remove posts silently. If your account is new or has little karma, that is the first thing to rule out when a post disappears.

Can you self-promote in r/financialindependence?

No. r/financialindependence bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "No advertising, self-promotion, solicitation, or spam". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.

Is r/financialindependence strict?

Moderate, by our estimate (23/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 6 rules, and its stated gates). About 3% of recent posts disappeared within a day in our sample. Strictness is about enforcement, not hostility: a strict sub is predictable if you follow its rules.

What is the best time to post in r/financialindependence?

Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Wednesday 3pm UTC and Tuesday 8pm UTC. Treat this as a starting point, not a guarantee: a post that breaks a rule gets removed at any hour. The heatmap on this page converts these windows to your local time.

Why do posts get removed in r/financialindependence?

The most common reasons are self-promotion violations, plus the layers every subreddit has: Reddit's sitewide spam filter, unpublished AutoMod rules, and account-level gates like karma and age. In our recent sample, roughly 3% of r/financialindependence posts disappeared within about a day of going up. Many removals are silent, so checking your draft first beats finding out after.

Rules last checked Aug 31, 2026

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