The $2017$ balance sheet of Kerber's Tennis Shop, Inc showed long$-$

term debt of $$6\mathrm{.}7$ million, and the $2018$ balance sheet showed long$-$

term debt of $$6\mathrm{.}9$ million. The $2018$ income statement showed an

interest expense of $$175,000.$

What was the firm's cash flow to creditors during $2018?$ A negative

answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answer

in dollars, not millions of dollars, e$\mathrm{.}9.1,234,567.)$