Setting up download permissions

Based on the advice at the end of this post from tao of mac, I set up two accounts on my computer. (I must say I don't understand the point of the advice, but I did it anyways.) The Admin account is the account I used to set up my computer when I received it. It is also the account that I first started using before reading the advice. I then created a second admin account, Rose, which is still me, but it is where I do my day-to-day computing.
My problem: Rose, my day-to-day account is unable to download things. I can't save images from the internet. I can't download music from the internet. I can't even download email attachments. Ultimately, I always end up having to switch to the Admin account to download these things and put them in a shared/public folder where the Rose account can access them. This is a very annoying short-term solution.
To solve this problem, I have tried changing the ownership and permissions for my MacHD folder/drive/whatever.
I have tried changing the system preferences so that the Rose account is allowed to do whatever.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
from http://the.taoofmac.com/space/HOWTO/Switch%20To%20The%20Mac
Best Practices
What not to do:
Don't use the administration account for anything other than setting up the machine and applications or changing "permanent" settings (if you want to, say, change network settings as a normal user you'll be prompted for the admin password, and since you'll do configuration changes less and less often as time progresses, this isn't a problem).
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.8)

I then created a second admin account, Rose, which is still me,
but it is where I do my day-to-day computing.
The idea is to create a 2nd user login account without admin privileges and the link provides plenty of reasons why.
One reason is for users who are completely new to Macs and OS X. By creating/using a 2nd login account without admin privileges, there is much less of a chance (or no chance) to cause harm to the overall system.
Copied from the link provided:
Create your own Applications folder inside your home directory (Mac OS X will change the icon accordingly) and try out new stuff in there. If it breaks, you won't break the machine for other people (and if a Mac OS X app breaks while running under an unprivileged account, it's badly written for sure).
The link also recommends creating/using a 3rd login account without admin privileges for the sole purpose to play around without causing harm to the overall system or to the 2nd login account (also without admin privileges) used for everyday work.
Consider using a separate user account for playing around (yes, another one, besides your own and the administration one). Fast User Switching makes it very easy to try out new software like this.
Did you create this 2nd account without admin privileges (sounds like you did) with certain Parental Controls selected as a managed account?

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