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Real-life MMD: Should I shop my brother over his scratchcard win?

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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I shop my brother over his scratchcard win?
My brother borrowed £300 from our sister a year ago. He's just won £500 on a scratchcard and has asked me not to tell her as she'll ask for the money back and he wants to splash out. He's unemployed, so £300 would mean more to him than her, but I feel he should learn to pay his debts, especially as he didn't actually earn it.
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My brother borrowed £300 from our sister a year ago. He's just won £500 on a scratchcard and has asked me not to tell her as she'll ask for the money back and he wants to splash out. He's unemployed, so £300 would mean more to him than her, but I feel he should learn to pay his debts, especially as he didn't actually earn it.
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And yes, I'd tell my sister about it.
Besides, if he needs to borrow money to get by then why is he spending it on scratchcards?
Edit: Just remembered that the question was whether you should grass him up. I'd say lean on him to tell her, and threaten to do so yourself if he doesn't.
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I was raised to always ALWAYS pay back debts first before keeping anything for myself. My Dad once lent me £20, and I could only afford to pay him back with birthday money from Aunties and Uncles. So grudgingly I took the birthday money and handed it to him. He took it, then put it back in my hand, saying "I just wanted you to learn that you had to pay back your debts first." And thus because I had done the right thing, he let me keep it. It's a lesson that has stayed with me my whole life.