The $2023$ balance sheet of Swiatek$$s Tennis Shop, Incorporated, showed long$-$term debt of$$5\mathrm{.}9$ million, and the $2024$ balance sheet showed long$-$term debt of $$6\mathrm{.}3$ million. The $2024$ income statement showed an interest expense of $$155,000.$ What was the firm$$s cash flow to creditors during $2024?$

Note: A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, e$.$g$.,1,234,567.$