A mobile terminal and method for communicating with a refrigerator, are discussed. According to an embodiment, the mobile terminal includes a communication unit configured to receive an electronic receipt containing purchased article information from a settlement terminal, and to receive storage article information from the refrigerator, the purchased article information identifying at least one purchased article that has been purchased, the storage article information identifying at least one stored article that is stored in the refrigerator; a display unit configured to display the purchased article information and the storage article information; and a controller configured to update the storage article information using the purchased article information based on a user input.