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Go to store every day and only buy what I will start using that day.

Eventually, I extended the time, but I had to learn what I will actually use.

Try going in with a recipe that you plan on making as soon as you get home, then the other stuff you buy should only be the stuff you know you'll actually eat or stuff that won't go bad. Of course there's the issue of having to buy more of a product than you need for the recipe, but that's hard to avoid.

If you need advice on how to better motivate yourself to make the choices you know you should make, I'm afraid I'm wholly unqualified to help.

Buy exactly what you need for the next N meals, easy

I plan on escaping the cycle by ceasing existence tbh

Buy more fruit in summer and cereals in winter.

i dont, my family always buys too much food regardkess to how many times i tell them to not

I'll only buy something perishable when I need it. I tend to cook for 3-4 days in one go in order to make cooking for only myself somewhat economical. I tend to visit the supermarket every other day so I don't really have to plan too much.

Clean-up is what stops many people. Get a good titanium no-stick pan - I like "Our Place" pans. Get individual portion meats or frozen meats or buy bulk and freeze in portions. Do the same with vegetables. Heat your seasoned pan up then put some oil in just before you put meat in. Cook meat until almost done, then add vegetables to same pan - heat them up. Serve. Let pan cool while you eat. Refrigerate left-overs. Rinse and wipe pan down. Wash dish. DONE.

I had this issue with produce. I stopped buying it because it would just go bad before I used it.

Use a software/app to meal plane. (Mealie/Tandoor) You pick the recipes you fancy for the days/week/whatever period. It generates a grocery list containing exactly what is needed for the meals you chose, nothing else.

I haven't thrown away anything in a couple years now. Oh and freeze leftovers if needed.

Buy freezer or shelf-stable microwave meals? You have food that way but it shouldn't really just "go bad". At least, not quickly.

Buy stuff you don't have to cook. It's crap nutritionally, but at least it isn't wasted!

only buy stuff for what you want to eat? like if you plan on making burgers, buy the stuff. you don't need to plan for every day, because you're going to have left overs for the last two or so days.