Moving a file or folder in my user folder requires authentication

I am a totally new user to Apple and Mac, so please forgive my "noob-ness."
I have a problem trying to move files from one folder to another in my User folder. Every time I try, I get the following message:
"Modifying 'Users' requires an administrator name and password. To move <filename.ext>, click Authenticate."
The message has an "Authenticate" and a "Cancel" button.
I'm not trying to move to or from any of the system folders, just within the User folder. After doing some research and thinking about it, I may have changed the user name, incorrectly or inadvertently, at some point. I remember changing a name slightly, but I thought it was the computer name, not a user name.
Any help or ideas?
Thanks.

I meant to post some additional info but was called away.
1. The only thing I've tried is to verify/repair permissions. I ran the verify, and it listed a slew of differences, but they were mostly all in the Applications directory. I went ahead with the Repair Permissions, but it had not effect.
2. On the Finder status bar in the lower right, there is an icon that is a pencil with a slash through it. This is on every directory/folder on the hard drive, not just system directories/folders.
3. I can rename folders and files in the User directory, but I can't move them.
4. "Get Info" for the User folder (HBC) says the user HBC has Read & Write privilege.
If anyone can help me figure out if I did actually change the username and how to fix it if I did, I would greatly appreciate it. Or, if that's not the problem, help me troubleshoot what is.
Thanks.

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