diff --git a/data/items/mom_phone.asm b/data/items/mom_phone.asm
index 6e891ef0..56a56ceb 100644
--- a/data/items/mom_phone.asm
+++ b/data/items/mom_phone.asm
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 MACRO momitem
 ; money to trigger, cost, kind, item
-	dt \1
-	dt \2
+	bigdt \1, \2
 	db \3, \4
 ENDM
 
@@ -26,4 +25,4 @@ MomItems_2:
 	momitem 100000, 22800, MOM_DOLL, DECO_BIG_SNORLAX_DOLL
 .End
 
-	dt 0 ; unused
+	bigdt 0 ; unused
diff --git a/engine/events/mom.asm b/engine/events/mom.asm
index 633222f3..e6583b20 100644
--- a/engine/events/mom.asm
+++ b/engine/events/mom.asm
@@ -554,26 +554,15 @@ Mom_WithdrawDepositMenuJoypad:
 	ret
 
 .DigitQuantities:
-	dt 100000
-	dt 10000
-	dt 1000
-	dt 100
-	dt 10
-	dt 1
-
-	dt 100000
-	dt 10000
-	dt 1000
-	dt 100
-	dt 10
-	dt 1
-
-	dt 900000
-	dt 90000
-	dt 9000
-	dt 900
-	dt 90
-	dt 9
+	for x, 5, -1, -1
+		bigdt 10**x
+	endr
+	for x, 5, -1, -1
+		bigdt 10**x
+	endr
+	for x, 5, -1, -1
+		bigdt 9 * 10**x
+	endr
 
 MomLeavingText1:
 	text_far _MomLeavingText1
diff --git a/engine/events/money.asm b/engine/events/money.asm
index c8f9d058..4558fd7e 100644
--- a/engine/events/money.asm
+++ b/engine/events/money.asm
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ GiveMoney::
 	ret
 
 MaxMoney:
-	dt MAX_MONEY
+	bigdt MAX_MONEY
 
 TakeMoney::
 	ld a, 3
diff --git a/macros/data.asm b/macros/data.asm
index 268c5d4b..e6694e36 100644
--- a/macros/data.asm
+++ b/macros/data.asm
@@ -55,16 +55,25 @@ MACRO dc ; "crumbs"
 	endr
 ENDM
 
-MACRO dt ; three-byte (big-endian)
-	db LOW((\1) >> 16), HIGH(\1), LOW(\1)
-ENDM
-
-MACRO dd ; four-byte (big-endian)
-	db HIGH((\1) >> 16), LOW((\1) >> 16), HIGH(\1), LOW(\1)
-ENDM
-
 MACRO bigdw ; big-endian word
-	db HIGH(\1), LOW(\1)
+	rept _NARG
+		db HIGH(\1), LOW(\1)
+		shift
+	endr
+ENDM
+
+MACRO bigdt ; big-endian "tribyte"
+	rept _NARG
+		db LOW((\1) >> 16), HIGH(\1), LOW(\1)
+		shift
+	endr
+ENDM
+
+MACRO bigdd ; big-endian "double word"
+	rept _NARG
+		db HIGH((\1) >> 16), LOW((\1) >> 16), HIGH(\1), LOW(\1)
+		shift
+	endr
 ENDM
 
 MACRO dba ; dbw bank, address
diff --git a/macros/legacy.asm b/macros/legacy.asm
index ed1df82e..a97e719a 100644
--- a/macros/legacy.asm
+++ b/macros/legacy.asm
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ ENDM
 
 ; macros/data.asm
 
+MACRO dt
+	bigdt \1
+ENDM
+
+MACRO dd
+	bigdd \1
+ENDM
+
 MACRO dbbw
 	db \1, \2
 	dw \3
diff --git a/macros/scripts/events.asm b/macros/scripts/events.asm
index 17419873..c6e71d52 100644
--- a/macros/scripts/events.asm
+++ b/macros/scripts/events.asm
@@ -229,21 +229,21 @@ ENDM
 MACRO givemoney
 	db givemoney_command
 	db \1 ; account
-	dt \2 ; money
+	bigdt \2 ; money
 ENDM
 
 	const takemoney_command ; $23
 MACRO takemoney
 	db takemoney_command
 	db \1 ; account
-	dt \2 ; money
+	bigdt \2 ; money
 ENDM
 
 	const checkmoney_command ; $24
 MACRO checkmoney
 	db checkmoney_command
 	db \1 ; account
-	dt \2 ; money
+	bigdt \2 ; money
 ENDM
 
 	const givecoins_command ; $25