How can I stop Safari from rampant memory use?

This is the standard error I get whevener I open up a web page with Safari. The address of the object differs however.
6/19/13 WebProcess[304]: objc[304]: Object 0x7fe04a41c7d0 of class NSUserDefaults autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking - break on objc_autoreleaseNoPool() to debug
And indeed, I have left Safari open for about 2.5 hours with 6 tabs open and it has just been leaking. I have 8 gm RAM installed. I currently have 2.1 GB free.
I have the a few apps open in the background, but none of these are running tasks that are leaking.
I know many people had complained of this same leak in Lion, but Apple supposedly addressed it. I have had this problem with every version of ML up to the current (I am running 10.8.4). I installed the latest version of Java. I have gone through all the standard troubleshooting and even did a clean wipe and reinstallation a few weeks ago. I ran an extended apple hardware test (memory + gfx cards, logic board=fine), as well as a full block scan of my HDD (clean)-clearly this is a software and not a hardware problem.
Though Java/flash are eating up memory, they are not leaking. It is specifically Safari Web Content which is leaking. I think this may have to do with OSX endlessly sandboxing web content/ some sort of garbage collection issue.
One last interesting thing. Looking at the activity monitor, I have seen a couple times Web content's VM jump for a split second to 16 EB (yes exabytes)...the max amount of memory that a 64b processor could hypothetically address...not sure what that's all about...
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. See below Screenshot + etrecheck info + Safari Web Content open file list : Thanks.
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
          1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
          8 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
          AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.8.4 (12E55) - Uptime: 0 days 3:32
Disk Information:
          APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
          HD (disk0s2) /: 499.11 GB (313.46 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information:
          Logitech USB Receiver
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
          [loaded] com.micromat.TechToolProDaemon.plist
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum.plist
Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
          [loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
          [loaded] com.micromat.TechToolProAgent.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
          [loaded] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist
          [loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
User Login Items:
          gfxCardStatus
          Dropbox
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player
          Growl
          TechTool Protection
Internet Plug-ins:
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
          None
Top Processes by CPU:
              11%          WebProcess
               5%          activitymonitord
               4%          PluginProcess
               4%          WindowServer
               4%          Activity
               2%          EtreCheck
               1%          fontd
               0%          lsof
               0%          Finder
               0%          opendirectoryd
Top Processes by Memory:
   654 MB             WebProcess
    180 MB             PluginProcess
    172 MB             Safari
    147 MB             mds
          139 MB             Finder
          123 MB             Preview
          123 MB             WindowServer
          98 MB              Dropbox
          66 MB              Activity
          41 MB              Dock
Virtual Memory Statistics
          2.59 GB            Free RAM
          2.56 GB            Active RAM
          1.61 GB            Inactive RAM
          1.23 GB            Wired RAM
          399 MB             Page-ins
          0 B                Page-outs
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/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/WebKit2.framework/WebProcess.app/Contents/MacO S/WebProcess
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/WebKit2.framework/WebProcess.app/Contents/MacO S/WebProcessShim.dylib
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db-shm
/private/var/db/mds/messages/se_SecurityMessages
/usr/share/icu/icudt49l.dat
/System/Library/Keyboard Layouts/AppleKeyboardLayouts.bundle/Contents/Resources/AppleKeyboardLayouts-L.d at
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/WebInspector.framework/Versions/A/WebInspector
/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/A TS.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ATSHI.dylib
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreUI.framework/Versions/A/Resources/SArtFile .bin
/System/Library/Fonts/LucidaGrande.ttc
/System/Library/Fonts/Symbol.ttf
/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Resources/GLEngine.bundle /GLEngine
/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGLProgrammab ility.dylib
/System/Library/Extensions/AMDRadeonX3000GLDriver.bundle/Contents/MacOS/AMDRadeo nX3000GLDriver
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/IOAccelerator.framework/Versions/A/IOAccelerat or
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GPUSupport.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libG PUSupportMercury.dylib
/System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelHD3000GraphicsGLDriver.bundle/Contents/MacO S/AppleIntelHD3000GraphicsGLDriver
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GPUSupport.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libG PUSupport.dylib
/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Resources/GLRendererFloat .bundle/GLRendererFloat
/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenCL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libcldcpuengine .dylib
/Library/Fonts/Georgia.ttf
/private/var/folders/12/4y1wl01n0hz99j__5c6yv44m0000gn/C/com.apple.WebProcess+co m.apple.Safari/mds/mdsDirectory.db
/Library/Keychains/System.keychain
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/WebContentAnalysis.framework/Versions/A/WebCon tentAnalysis
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreUI.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ArtFile. bin
/System/Library/CoreServices/Encodings/libJapaneseConverter.dylib
/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/Arial.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/Arial Bold.ttf
/Library/Fonts/MyriadPro-Regular.otf
/System/Library/Fonts/Times.dfont
/System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain
/Library/Fonts/MyriadPro-Bold.otf
/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/Verdana Bold.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Georgia Bold.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/Consolas.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/Verdana.ttf
/System/Library/Fonts/Helvetica.dfont
/System/Library/Fonts/HelveticaNeue.dfont
/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/Verdana Italic.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/Gill Sans MT Bold.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/Gill Sans MT.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Trebuchet MS Bold.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Trebuchet MS.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/Arial Italic.ttf
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Keychains/login.keychain
/Library/Fonts/Trebuchet MS Italic.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Trebuchet MS Bold Italic.ttf
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fram ework/Versions/A/Resources/Extras2.rsrc
/Library/Fonts/Tahoma.ttf
/System/Library/Fonts/\xe3\x83\x92\xe3\x83\xa9\xe3\x82\xad\xe3\x82\x99\xe3\x83\x 8e\xe8\xa7\x92\xe3\x82\xb3\xe3\x82\x99 ProN W3.otf
/Library/Fonts/Devanagari Sangam MN.ttc
/System/Library/Fonts/LastResort.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/Arial Bold Italic.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Tahoma Bold.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/Verdana Bold Italic.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/Consolas Bold.ttf
/private/var/folders/12/4y1wl01n0hz99j__5c6yv44m0000gn/C/com.apple.LaunchService s-037501.csstore
/System/Library/Fonts/STHeiti Light.ttc
/Library/Fonts/Courier New.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/Times New Roman.ttf
/System/Library/Fonts/Monaco.dfont
/Library/Fonts/Courier New Italic.ttf
/Library/Fonts/Courier New Bold.ttf
/System/Library/Fonts/\xe3\x83\x92\xe3\x83\xa9\xe3\x82\xad\xe3\x82\x99\xe3\x83\x 8e\xe8\xa7\x92\xe3\x82\xb3\xe3\x82\x99 ProN W6.otf
/System/Library/Fonts/Courier.dfont
/Library/Fonts/Palatino.ttc
/usr/lib/dyld
/private/var/db/dyld/dyld_shared_cache_x86_64
/dev/null
/dev/null
/dev/null
count=1, state=0x2
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db-wal
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Safari/Databases/Databases.db
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db-shm
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db-wal
FNetwork.defaultStorageSession
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Safari/LocalStorage/StorageTracker.db
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fram ework/Versions/A/Resources/Extras2.rsrc
->0x7efef500190c9443
->0x7efef500190c950b
/dev/random
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Safari/LocalStorage/http_www.apple.com_0.localstorage
->0x7efef500190c8ecb
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Safari/LocalStorage/https_github.com_0.localstorage
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Safari/LocalStorage/https_plus.google.com_0.localstorage
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Safari/LocalStorage/https_extensions.apple.com_0.localstor age
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Safari/LocalStorage/https_www.facebook.com_0.localstorage
/private/var/folders/12/4y1wl01n0hz99j__5c6yv44m0000gn/T/WebProcess1371629307
(MY I.P. ADDRESS)::51780->a23-13-209-54.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com:https
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Safari/LocalStorage/https_developer.apple.com_0.localstora ge
(MY I.P. ADDRESS):51817->*.112.2o7.net:http
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Safari/LocalStorage/http_superuser.com_0.localstorage
/dev/random
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Safari/LocalStorage/http_c.betrad.com_0.localstorage
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Safari/LocalStorage/http_download.cnet.com_0.localstorage
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Safari/LocalStorage/http_apple.stackexchange.com_0.localst orage
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Safari/LocalStorage/http_stackoverflow.com_0.localstorage
/Users/NJBoot/Library/Safari/LocalStorage/http_lifehacker.com_0.localstorage

The screenshot was just from my activity monitor, not sure why it stopped showing up.
objc[334]: Object 0x7ff35342bef0 of class NSUserDefaults autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking - break on objc_autoreleaseNoPool() to debug
This is the warning, which appears everytime I start up Safari. The PID and HEX address vary everytime, but always relate to Webprocess.
Running the cmd: "leaks PID -nostacks -nocontext" yields the following output (seebelow). I guess I should run the dylib update. I can try and see if still occurs...?
Process:         WebProcess [334]
Path:            /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/WebKit2.framework/WebProcess.app/Contents/Mac OS/WebProcess
Load Address:    0x10eea1000
Identifier:      com.apple.WebProcess
Version:         8536 (8536.30.1)
Build Info:      WebKit2-7536030001000000~9
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: Safari [333]
Date/Time:       2013-06-24 23:36:31.350 -0400
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.8.4 (12E55)
Report Version: 7
leaks Report Version: 2.0
2013-06-24 23:36:31.563 leaks[367:707] *** Symbolication: libsystem_c.dylib is the same in the target process as in the analysis process, but it was loaded at a different address. That means the dyld shared cache is not up to date, which could affect system performance. To update the dyld shared cache, run 'sudo update_dyld_shared_cache' and reboot.
2013-06-24 23:36:31.638 leaks[367:707] *** Symbolication: ImageIO is the same in the target process as in the analysis process, but it was loaded at a different address. That means the dyld shared cache is not up to date, which could affect system performance. To update the dyld shared cache, run 'sudo update_dyld_shared_cache' and reboot.
Process 334: 247312 nodes malloced for 130241 KB
Process 334: 20 leaks for 480 total leaked bytes.
Leak: 0x123d4e000 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x123d4e018 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x123d4e030 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x123d4e048 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x123d4e060 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x123d4e078 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x12445c600 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x12445c618 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x12445c630 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x12445c648 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x12445c660 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x12445c690 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x124ac2900 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x124ac2918 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x124ac2930 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x124ac2948 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x124ac2990 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x124ac29a8 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x124ac2ed0 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2
Leak: 0x124ac2ee8 size=24 zone: JavaScriptCore FastMalloc_0x110986138   WebKit::WebString C++ WebKit2

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You can share the same Apple ID in
Settings > iTunes & App Store > Apple ID: here
But for all other Apple services like:
FaceTime, iMessage, iCloud, etc, one of you should use a different Apple ID.

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