Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back

Jason Sadler, 26, a former marketing professional from Florida, founded his own company, www.iwearyourshirt.com, in 2008 with the idea to wear a T-shirt supplied by any company and then use social media tools to promote the firm.

For his human billboard service, Sadler charges the “face value” of the day so January 1 costs US$1, while December 31 costs US$365.

Sadler said this may not sound like a lot but it adds up to US$66,795 a year if he sells out every day, which he did this year. He also sells monthly sponsorships for US$1,500, adding another US$18,000 to his income.

“I walk around, take photos, wear the shirt all day ... I blog about those photos, I put 'em up on Twitter, I change my Facebook profile ... and then I do a YouTube video,” he told Reuters Television.

“I made about US$83,000 this year.”

The average U.S. wage is about US$615 a week or about US$32,000 a year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Sadler has already begun filling his 2010 calendar so, in true entrepreneurial fashion, he is expanding services by hiring another individual to wear a shirt a day on the west coast of the United States -— and is doubling his price.

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