Schopenhauer wrestled with this problem and came up (paraphrasing so do your own research - lots to read about this discussion) with the telic vs atelic duopoly

Schopenhauer wrestled with this problem and came up (paraphrasing so do your own research - lots to read about this discussion) with the telic vs atelic duopoly with respect to meaningfulness. What you seem to have achieved are telic goals - things with a clear end point, like a certain amount of money or no debt or living in a certain place. What he says, and I’ve found in my own life, is that the struggle to achieve these is often motivated by a belief that the end result is more than it actually is in reality and that we are left feeling empty once we’ve achieved them (or emptier than expected). Instead, we should struggle to achieve atelic goals, which have no end. Think of it like being an artisan - there is no endpoint, just continuous honing of a craft. Fatherhood is an example - there’s no “endpoint” - you find meaning from being an ever greater father. What’s nice about atelic goals is they tend to be mutually exclusive and force you to choose where you will devote your time to lifelong improvement. Telic goals are the opposite - there’s always another race to get under your belt or another country to go visit or a bigger house to buy.