Not Frugal- Why do I continue to throw money away?

I’ve made a lot of progress on this frugal lifestyle concept, but I still have a long way to go. Today is trash day in my neighborhood so I took a few moments to clean out the refrigerator before taking the trash out of the house. Sadly, I have to admit that I am still throwing away food!

At my last trip to the grocery store I bought some extra turkey because it was on sale and today I found some in the bottom drawer of the refrigerator that I had forgotten to either use or freeze in time. There were a few other things here and there, nothing too extreme, but it is a frustrating problem none-the-less. Would I be more careful if I actually had to put three one dollar bills in the trash can instead of a package of turkey? I think I would, but I’m not sure how to really fix the problem. It’s sad that I have so much food in my house that out of pure laziness or forgetfulness I have to throw it away. I know one thing for sure, when I get home tonight I will go through everything in the refrigerator and figure out what needs to be eaten first to avoid any more food being wasted. Perhaps I can guilt myself into fixing this problem or make a donation to a homeless shelter when I do this. I don’t know, but I hope I can fix this some day.