[mdavis6890]

I don't think anyone is telling you to throw away old beans - the author is just providing accurate information that beans go stale in a couple of weeks and that you should try to plan accordingly if you care about good coffee. Avoid buying old beans. And don't overbuy fresh ones thinking you're going to keep a 2 month supply around.

Just buy what you think is a 2 week supply, and when that's gone go buy another 2 week supply.

And if you don't care about optimizing your coffee experience - that's cool tool. Most of us have better things to worry about.