She cared about this even more than she grieved the pitiful amount her father, Sir Evelyn Delves Broughton, left his daughters in his will, the bulk going to her stepmother.
One example of job satisfaction with this kind of financial safety net is Marie, 27, a radio plugger for a music PR company who earns half the amount her closest friends do.
She has raised more than $100,000 in the four weeks since the primary, an amount her advisers hope will convince national party leaders that she is indeed a viable candidate.
In the Democrat race, Hillary Clinton's campaign has raised more than $45m, three times the amount her next rival, Vermont's Senator Bernie Sanders "They aren't doing it to be famous or to be part of a club," billionaire Cruz-backer Mr Neugebauer said of the Wilkses.
She spent five days in jail before she went before a judge, who reduced her bail to an amount her mother could afford.
Although the award could make Sue Ann Hamm, 58, one of the 100 wealthiest women in the United States, according to Forbes' rankings, it is far smaller than the amount her lawyers sought and does not require Harold Hamm to sell shares of Continental.
