Unable to open .txt files because I "don't have permission"

I've had this problem on and off for the last month, but now it seems that every .txt file on my computer is affected. When I attempt to open a text file I get the notification that I don't have permission. I've gone into "Get Info" and checked that I have Read/Write permissions and that the individual text file isn't locked. Everything seems fine there. I've also checked individual folders and the Documents folder itself check that nothing is locked.
The only strange thing I've noticed is that sometimes when I save a txt file it will create multiple versions w/ crazy file names.
Any thoughts would be appreciated before I schlep my computer down to the Mac store.
thanks

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If you have more than one user account, and the one in question is not an administrator account, then temporarily promote it to administrator status in the Users & Groups preference pane. To do that, unlock the preference pane using the credentials of an administrator, check the box marked Allow user to administer this computer, then reboot. You can demote the problem account back to standard status when this step has been completed.
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