I do make a budget but he doesn't. He gets money in his pocket and its like it burns a hole - he can't hold on to it. He has cleaned out the fridge before and just laughs at all the stuff we throw away. And I always go to the store with a list but he ends up just grabbing stuff. Half the time I don't notice until we're at the check out counter. He is educated on shelf life. He is pretty careful about using things past their date so I don't know why he does it.