[throwaway55554]

Wait until January 2021.

But on a serious note, even though my SO and I are doing very well economically (both engineers), it's still weighs heavy the thought of having a child with how expendable engineers are these days.

[AndrewGaspar]

> it's still weighs heavy the thought of having a child with how expendable engineers are these days.

If you're working in some sort of Information technology, you're one of the least expendable employees in the labor market, at least as of March 2020. Only government and finance have lower layoff rates: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.t05.htm

[swebs]

>with how expendable engineers are these days

I have never heard anyone say that. What kind of engineers are you? There should be demand everywhere.

[throwaway55554]

I mean expendable in the sense that as an employee you can just be thrown away if the market dips. Sure, you can maybe find more work, but you probably would have to uproot (not everyone lives in SV) and that's not easy with kids. My parents did that and it sucked; 8 different schools from elementary to high school.

[alharith]

Just have a kid if you want them. You'll never "be able to afford it."

It will never make "economic sense" to have a child. Luckily, most of us do not place a monetary value on human life.