How do you keep bread fresh (lasting to / beyond the actual expiration date quoted on the packaging) as the bread I purchase always goes stale/moldy within a couple of days of opening.

I've heard about freezing said bread but I'd like to steer clear of that as I don't want to have to be taking bread out of the freezer the night before to make a sandwich the next day because it needs to defrost, not to mention the fact that the bread will be soggy the next morning anyway.

I do try to keep it in its original packaging (as suggested in this article), yet it seems to go stale/moldy regardless of the storage.

Clarification

This is packaged bread that you can buy from the supermarket. I always buy sliced bread and it varies from white/wholemeal. A packet could look like this:

It could be the temperature, but I keep it in a bread bin and out of damp/moist places.