you are paying 5.875% EVERY YEAR on your remaining balance (calculated and pro-rated monthly, though). as your balance shrinks, the amount of your payment going to paying interest shrinks, and the amount going to paying down your loan increases. at the beginning, your payment is almost entirely devoted to paying interest, which is accumulating at a blistering pace.
i suggest you plug those numbers into the calculator at bankrate.com and hit the "show payment schedule" button or whatever it says. that will give you a breakdown of what is happening on each payment and help you understand this concept a little better.
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