Early Retirement Forum Reviews

EarlyRetirementForum had a great potential to be helpful in planning for an early retirement. However, unfortunately the forum suffers from over moderation by a bunch of censors that are very much into themselves and censor not only anything even mildly political, but any criticism of the censorship itself as well. As a result the forum is nearly useless.

The latest update is fairly flakey on the iPad 2. Some buttons along the top and bottom only work in certain device orientations. A few (like login!) don't work for me in any orientation. The usual tricks of force quitting, restarting the iPad, or deleting EarlyRetirementForum and its data and reinstalling don't correct this. (This "feels like" an uninitialized data bug, which often leads to behaviors that vary wildly from user to user.)

Prior updates worked very well, and I found EarlyRetirementForum faster to use than the web browser interface.

Please fix the latest edition. I have to keep rotating my iPad to avoid the 'dead' sides of the iPad. This occurs ONLY on ER app!

The bottom and right edge of iPad don't recognize being touched. If you turn the iPad upside down the 'dead' areas move. This happens on my iPad 2 and iPad 3 - and only with EarlyRetirementForum!

That's good as they are honest and data driven. What's not great is the heavy use of acronyms, many specific to the forum. Plus there are acronyms that are specific to the individual writer. Some posts require a translator. There really isn't any need for the use of many acronyms. Just use speech to text software.

Useful app for a useful website.

I started using the FIREcalc calculator and this forum four years before I retired and have continued using it 16 months after retirement. I think I will use it from now on. FIRECALC and the forum were my major support in making the decision to retire. I've learned about withdrawal methods from people who are do it yourselfers with real life experience. Every time I go to the forum I learn something new.

I'm on this site daily. Great interface, fantastic content, and nice people. Highly recommend!

Diverse subjects; knowledgable and friendly members. What could be bad?

The quality of this forum is excellent, and EarlyRetirementForum makes it easy to access.

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I am here reading every day and learn something useful each time. This is a fave app!

The discussions are very helpful and have tons of info. I've learned a lot. Everyone is very kind and helpful.

Much cleaner than the full site. Re: the dead spots on the Ipad, I was having this trouble as well but rebooted the Ipad and everything is working fine now.

I have throughly enjoyed the thread subjects and the discussion provided by a mixed membership base that are are living their retirement dreams or preparing for the day that they take the plunge. Excellent site!!

Great forum for those approaching retirement and those of us that have finished our careers. Very good info and various perspectives on issues we face. I read it every day.

If you are in Early Retirement or want to be, this community is one of the best resources around. And the iPhone app is well designed, providing all of the great content from the online forums in a simple and convenient way.

The information shared among the members has been very helpful. There has been decisions in my financial life that could have been made either way. This site has helped me think it out for what's best for my family

Thrilled to find EarlyRetirementForum for my iPad! It works very well and I use it often to read various topics related to achieving financial independence and retire early. The posting function works perfectly and I think the design is easy to navigate. Download it!

I've enjoyed this online community for several years. I was very happy to find an app for my iPhone to check on the conversations while away from my computer.
There's an amazing depth of knowledge represented by the people who are active on this site.

This has been one of the most valuable apps I've downloaded to my iPad. I've learned so much about investing for retirement and the process of transitioning into this phase of life. I read the forum everyday. I look forward to future software app update with new screen design for easier reading and navigating.

Anyone looking for a reality check on your plan or your financial planners, this is a great resource!