About r/frugalmalefashion
In its own words:
The place for coupons, discounts, sales, and deals when it comes to male fashion. Visit the Wiki for more information regarding guides, stores, and tailoring help.
Community guide
r/frugalmalefashion (#324, about 3.2 million) (FMF) shares male-fashion coupons, discounts, sales, and deals (see wiki for guides). Rules: don’t complain about frugality; questions/one-time codes in sticky; no referrals; no spam/misleading links; no astroturfing; new accounts need prior comments; no company posts; no duplicate/insignificant sales; YMMV titles need discount+location; no NSFW. Link/Text (~4.7 ppd).
Male fashion deals
Real discounts/sales fit; insignificant or duplicate sales don’t.
No referrals; YMMV detail
Referral codes banned; YMMV posts must state discount and location in the title.
Practical pointers
Modest link/text volume; Deal/Sale and YMMV flairs.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Dec 17, 2010, which makes it 15 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 705 subscribers (+0.02%). Among the 20 communities on our fashion list it is number 4 by size. It sits just behind r/baseball (#323) and ahead of r/de (#325) in our ranking.
What sets r/frugalmalefashion apart
Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 1.5 new posts a day per million members, which puts it in the quietest fifth of the Top 100. A good post has less competition here.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/frugalmalefashion climbed from 3,215,271 to 3,218,807 subscribers (+3.5K, +0.11%). That is about 80 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/frugalmalefashion talks about
Looking at the titles of 47 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “sale”, “men”, “calvin”, “klein” and “code”. Other frequent themes are value, crew, neck, sweatshirt, black and extra. Recurring phrases include “calvin klein”, “value crew”, “crew neck” and “neck sweatshirt”. By format, 38% are links, 30% are text posts and 17% are images.
Popular post flairs: [Deal/Sale] (35), [YMMV] (5), [Local/Sample Sale] (2), [Discussion NOT Questions/Requests] (2), [Weekly FMF, RE @ Friday 2PM EST] (2), [Deal/Sale][UK/EU] (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/frugalmalefashion gets about 4.7 new posts a day. The public archive holds 146,089 posts and 2,273,533 comments in total, about 15.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (12 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (3). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/frugalmalefashion
The moderators of r/frugalmalefashion list 12 rules. In short:
- Do not complain about Frugality.
- If you have a question or one-time use code, post it in the sticky.
- Referral Links & Codes are not allowed.
- Do not spam or mislead with your link.
- Follow reddiquette.
- No Astroturfing/Schilling.
- New accounts must have legitimate comments prior to creating posts.
- No company may post.
- Do not post a sale that has already been posted.
- Do not post a sale that is insignificant.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/frugalmalefashion and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/frugalmalefashion?
r/frugalmalefashion has 3,218,807 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #324 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,536 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/frugalmalefashion?
r/frugalmalefashion was created on Dec 17, 2010, so it has been around for 15 years.
How active is r/frugalmalefashion?
Moderately: r/frugalmalefashion gets about 4.7 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 146,089 posts and 2,273,533 comments.
When is r/frugalmalefashion most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/frugalmalefashion about?
The community describes itself as: “The place for coupons, discounts, sales, and deals when it comes to male fashion. Visit the Wiki for more information regarding guides, stores, and tailoring help.” Recent post titles often mention sale, men, calvin, klein and code. Most posts are links (38%).
Is r/frugalmalefashion safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/frugalmalefashion as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/frugalmalefashion?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/frugalmalefashion accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 12 posted rules, starting with: “Do not complain about Frugality.”; “If you have a question or one-time use code, post it in the sticky.”; “Referral Links & Codes are not allowed.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/frugalmalefashion?
Communities with similar topics include r/ThriftStoreHauls (4.2M), r/Shoestring (5.2M), r/30PlusSkinCare (2.5M), r/femalefashionadvice (5.8M) and r/hardware (4.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/frugalmalefashion.