How can I limit the amount of time my Safari Browser remains open?

Since I live way out in the country, I am limited to EXEDE ViaSat, for internet.  I know it is archaic to pay for limited data, but I'm stuck with it.  On my iPad, I can limit the time my browser is open, so it closes automatically if I'm not using it.  My iMac (OS X Maverick 10.9.5 - using Safari 7.1.4) stays open and burns up data like crazy.  I looked, in Safari Preferences, and can't find any place to limit the time the browser stays open.  Can someone, please, help me do that? Thanks.

Thanks for responding babowa.  Actually, if my husband or I forget to shut down the browser, and walk away - even though nothing is happening - it continues to use data. Just today, we blew through 2GB, and we're only actively using the browser for about 15 minutes. I left the browser open for my husband, but he didn't get to it, and it didn't get shut it down.
Hitting Command Q isn't really a solution, for us.  If we remember, we click the red button in the upper left corner, of the browser page and it closes the browser.  The problem is, sometimes we forget to close the browser and it continues to use data. On my iPad and cell phone, it automatically closes the browser after 30 seconds.  I'm looking for a way to to that on my iMac.

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