How can i make my iMac stop asking for passwords?

How on earth can I make my iMac quit asking me for passwords? I've tried a few attempts at resetting Keychain passwords. Nothing I do seems to change any behaviors. I'm also complete noob to Mac so go easy with the jargon. I've even had a session an apple support person and fixed it temporarily.
my imac is current with OS X 10.9.2

OS X: Keychain Access asks for keychain "login" after changing login password
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1631
Resetting your keychain in Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1544
If you can read through these, are these steps similar to what the Apple advisor had you do?

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