What we're about

For people in and around London (UK) who are interested in Financial Independence and personal finance. Join us to discuss burning questions like 'What's a safe withdrawal rate?', 'What ETF should I buy?', and 'What's my ideal side hustle?'. 
Whether you've been part of the FIRE/FI community for a while, or are new to the topic, everyone is welcome.

We started out meeting in pubs but moved events online in 2020. We started doing offline events again in 2021, but due to travel and logistics, most meetups are still online. We're happy to welcome members from further afield, but please do check the event location before signing up :)

Upcoming events (3)

London FI Pub Meetup - June

The Pommelers Rest - JD Wetherspoon

Following the success of the May pub meetup, we're planning to schedule these events on a regular basis on the first Tuesday of every month. (We'd also like to restart the online events when life settles down a bit - more on that soon, I hope!)

The event is being hosted by group member Alvar Damen, a 30-year-old Dutch native who used to organize the Financial Independence Edinburgh Meetup and the FI Europe podcast before relocating to London. His daytime job is in IT, but he spends his evenings working on various side hustles. His interests in financial independence include ETF investing, dividend growth investing, frugal living, side hustles, and travel hacking. He's a fantastic source of ideas and information, and we're very lucky to have him helping out.

There is no topic or presentation scheduled, just a chance to get to know like-minded individuals and chat about Financial Independence.

All welcome, whether you're new to the topic or an old hand. Bring a friend - or three. And if you can't make it for 6:30pm, feel free to drop by later. See you there!

London FI Pub Meetup - July

The Pommelers Rest - JD Wetherspoon

Our informal pub meetups take place on the first Tuesday of every month.

The event is hosted by group member Alvar Damen, a 30-year-old Dutch native who used to organize the Financial Independence Edinburgh Meetup and the FI Europe podcast before relocating to London. His daytime job is in IT, but he spends his evenings working on various side hustles. His interests in financial independence include ETF investing, dividend growth investing, frugal living, side hustles, and travel hacking. He's a fantastic source of ideas and information, and we're very lucky to have him helping out!

There is no topic or presentation scheduled, just a chance to get to know like-minded individuals and chat about Financial Independence.

All welcome, whether you're new to the topic or an old hand. Bring a friend - or three. And if you can't make it for 6:30pm, feel free to drop by later, but please do RSVP so we have an idea of numbers.

PS. We hope to start doing online events again soon - stay tuned!

London FI Pub Meetup - August

The Pommelers Rest - JD Wetherspoon

Our informal pub meetups take place on the first Tuesday of every month.

The event is hosted by group member Alvar Damen, a 30-year-old Dutch native who used to organize the Financial Independence Edinburgh Meetup and the FI Europe podcast before relocating to London. His daytime job is in IT, but he spends his evenings working on various side hustles. His interests in financial independence include ETF investing, dividend growth investing, frugal living, side hustles, and travel hacking. He's a fantastic source of ideas and information, and we're very lucky to have him helping out!

There is no topic or presentation scheduled, just a chance to get to know like-minded individuals and chat about Financial Independence.

All welcome, whether you're new to the topic or an old hand. Bring a friend - or three. And if you can't make it for 6:30pm, feel free to drop by later, but please do RSVP so we have an idea of numbers.

PS. We hope to start doing online events again soon - stay tuned!

Past events (38)

London FI May Pub Meetup

The Pommelers Rest - JD Wetherspoon

Find us also at