You have a lot to be proud of. Be happy about all of it. You know you're fortunate, and that's the best circumstance under which to review your budget. Knocking out debt and feeling relieved for having stable jobs are two amazingly good blessings. Big, bug kudos 👍🏻

No guilt necessary.  Use your good fortune to help others if you are able and feel the desire but in no way is your good position something to feel guilty about.  The situation may have worked in your favor but you put yourself in the position to take advantage of it.  

We are in a similar,  yet different, situation. We both make more on unemployment than we did when we worked due to government programs related to COVID-19. This has been our reason for joining YNAB and getting our finances under control; right now the budget doesn't look as scary and offers us an opportunity to get ahead. We, too, feel a little uncomfortable sharing that with the general public. 

I agree with others that have posted in that there is no shame or guilt necessary.  While we still choose not to share the news, we try to help others when we can, we continue to learn how to be good stewards of our blessings and we recognize that only with work and effort will this feeling of plenty continue after the government programs cease.

Envy is a really terrible emotion.  Don't let it get to you.  Yes, a lot of people are struggling right now, but that doesn't mean they should resent you for doing well.  Great job!  

I have actually spent a good deal of time thinking about this topic - and the broader one - why is it that in our culture it is frowned upon to be happy/successful/positive, particularly in a situation where someone else may be feeling/doing less than what we have in the moment.
It's some bizarre twist that we are not allowed to be better than the person next to us, and if their situation goes backwards, we especially can't talk about how we may be 'better' than they are in the moment.

It's a really screwed up mentality, and I think that we all have a little work to do to get over it.

I'll be honest with you - we're in a little bit of the same boat. Our only struggle at the moment is the BF's hours getting cut back to 40 when he normally works 50-60. That has hit us hard, BUT, we are still in a pretty good position. I did the math a minute ago, and we could pay the mortgage for 5 months with only what is sitting in the bank. We'd need other money coming in to cover the rest of the bills, but what we have right now would at least cover THAT. That is ALL thanks to tax returns, and our little $1200 government 'stimulus' that we were sent. We had earmarked most of that money (the taxes anyway) for projects and various things, including a new vehicle that the BF desperately needs, but right now we're just going to hold onto it until his hours begin to pick up again more like normal and we know that we won't have to dip into that should something happen.

My situation is similar - my job is still hanging on (though there was mumblings that my hours could get cut at some point), but my personal business is still continuing, thanks to some amazing clients, AND the part time job that I have worked on the veggie farm is BOOMING, so they actually NEED my help right now, so that's extra cash flow that makes up for missing the other clients that I would normally have in my small business.
So, yeah, as of right now, we are sitting in a pretty good position. We're both a little frustrated that he has the time to do projects, but we'd rather not spend the money at the moment, but other than that, we're doing great. Things could be so much worse than they are, and I am thankful that they aren't. I don't feel guilty about it, but I also don't boast about it. I'm really grateful that I've spent so much time working with YNAB because THAT'S why we're doing just fine right now. I know exactly where our dollars are, and what they are doing, and so even though his pay checks have dropped a bit, there's no worry in there for what is happening. Even the increased grocery budget hasn't bothered me all that much, and I'm the one that pays for all of that.

There is a difference between feeling guilty about doing well in tough times vs how/if you share that good news. It comes down to a) don't feel guilty about having succeeded in being in a good place (financially or otherwise), even if it's through dumb luck, and b) know your audience.

We just closed on a house this week. The low mortgage rates were a catalyst but the ability to qualify for the mortgage was something we had worked on for years. Paid off debts slowly, watched our spending, made financial sacrifices. I would be lying if that was all there was to it: our household relies on income from a very secure gov't job. (But even that has been a sacrifice invisible to others: We made a decision long ago to put job security over much larger paychecks in the private sector for the same work.) Basically the stars all lined up for a change and we made it through the home buying process. No need to feel guilty there.

However, will we be telling everyone we know about the new house even though it's very exciting ? No. We are only separated from family and friends hit by financial hardship by 1-2 degrees, and a few friends are suffering far worse (death in the family due to the pandemic). Others simply have their plates full with trying to safely treat patients, reopen their businesses, or afford groceries. Those friends are not in a moment where they can identify with our news. Bottom line: our news can wait.  It is undoubtedly more exciting to us than it is to anyone else (including you). Right now the best thing we can do to support others is to listen to them, and support them however we can.

Same boat here. Paid off our final cc debt this month. My spouse had her 1 year temp job turn into full time stable employment. Doing really well, and don't want to share that as others are hurting. But grateful for our ability to do this at this time.

Same here except we have no debt. We already have a big emergency fund, but are using the stimulus resources to pad it even further. If I wasn't with a job, I'd be terrified (so, SO many of my friends are laid off or furloughed), so I do think one can never be too careful.

I too have actually made more money this past month than any normal month I've ever had. One thing that Ive dons is to use a small portion to bump up my eating out category order something for delivery and tack on a nice big tip For the delivery driver.

I'm in the same boat, and actually appreciating all of the changes that the pandemic has brought to my life so far! Gratitude, rather than guilt, is probably the best mindset here. Those less fortunate would certainly appreciate having these advantages, if they were given them tomorrow, so why waste this random gift from the universe by feeling guilt rather than gratitude?

Help others where you can. Appreciate what you have. There isn't much more that any of us can do, than that.