Finder showing more available space than my drive has

My finder window is showing that my 500GB drive on my new MB Air has 662 GB of free space available.  I like that math, but obviously there is a problem.  In reality, I should only show about 150 GB available.
Disk Utility shows the correct used/free space, so why is finder so off? 
Interestingly enough, this is a replacement MBA because I had issues with my original one including Finder showing LESS available, than I actually had. I Never had these problems in Snow Leopard on my MBP.  Any suggestions?

Turn off Time Machine in its preference pane. Wait a few seconds, then turn it back on. You may need to relaunch the Finder or log out to see the effect.

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