Real life MMD: Should I keep the cash?

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Should I keep the cash?
My friend & I are both 17 and do early morning paper rounds in our village. She often calls in sick when she's hungover, so I have to do her round on top of mine. One day, one of the householders gives me a bit of extra cash, thinking I'm the usual papergirl. Should I pass it on to her or keep quiet?
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However she's your friend so for the sake of a bit of money, you may be better off giving it to her. Or possibly split it between you both.
Therefore you know the money isn't yours so you give it to your friend, it's hers.
The hungover girl owes her sober friend more than one favour - to split the extra cash is only fair.
I might also subtly suggest some assistance for the girl with the persistent hangovers - she's drinking underage to a point where she's regularly (as implied with MSE Penelope's use of the word "often") hungover and unable to show up for work. That's not good - she needs a bit of help there.
As regards the tip, I'd be tempted to keep it and stay quiet - but the decent thing would be to go halves.
Then she'd have another hangover!!
At the end of the day it's your conscience so only you really know if you or your friend ultimately deserves the tip. I guess if you cover her paper round sometimes, that also means you get paid to do that job. I would also imagine it's not a huge amount but what's more important...your friendship or whatever you can buy with the tip if you believe it's your friends money?
"Oh, it’s only me, the littlest Billy-goat Gruff and I’m going off to the hills to make myself fat"
The ones who say "share it" or "hand it over" are pandering to her poor work ethic - why would she have to change if she isn't losing anything?