AITA for calling a garbage pick up service and getting rid of a box full of trash after my brother repeatedly told me he doesn't have time?
So I live with my brother in this condo we inherited and we had this cardboard box of garbage about the size of a 2 seat sofa just full of random trash in the living room. We had recently unpacked alot of stuff and bought new things so it slowly filled up. One of the more disgusting things in it was an old cat litter box which we had replaced with a fancy automatic one. It didn't literally have cat poop in it but there was a noticeable smell if you went close to the cardboard box.
I repeatedly asked my brother for 2 weeks if he knew someone or any service that can get rid of it for cheap and he repeatedly told me he doesn't have the time right now. On one occasion he flipped off on me told me to handle it myself if i wanna get rid of it so bad. Some of you may wonder why was I asking him in particular to do this? Well, he is in trades, and his friends drive trucks which can easily take the box. So I thought it was his expertise or area of knowledge on how best to do this.
But ultimately I thought since he doesn't wanna deal with it maybe I should do it. It's been 2 weeks at this point and I was getting frustrated knowing a large box of garbage is just chilling in the living room. So I did what anyone would and went online to find a place based on reviews. I immediately found a place which was not the cheapest but they could come in the next day and do it. It costed about 195$ CAD and it was done.
Come in the evening my brother saw the box was gone. He immediately demanded to know how much I paid for it. I told him it was 195$ and that I wasnt gunna charge him for it. Usually we split everything 50/50 related to home expenses. But for this I thought since I am the one finding a service and arguably not the cheapest it should fall on me. As I explained this to him he got visibly furious and told me how much of an inconsiderate asshole I am for wasting money. I really didn't like his tone here. And told him again that I was the one paying for it and it isn't costing him a dime. He went into a tirade about how the money is technically "our money" regardless of which account it comes from. To which I retorted that it isnt and that this was a personal expense on my part which won't impact the household expenses or contributions. Both of us are in stable jobs with him earning more than me so I really didn't see why he was so upset. Nevertheless he maintains that I am an inconsiderate asshole who should have consulted more with him after getting the price quoted to me.
So Reddit, tell me, am I the asshole?