Believe me when I say this, I know what you are dealing with. I play $1 buy-ins with my friends and its no foldem, call everything holdem.

It's very simple to beat this, play tight and wait for premium hands like AA, KK, AK suited, etc. I know it's very boring to wait around as you watch hands being played in front of you with a lot of action. It also sucks when somehow you lose vs 73 when you had AK.

Other than playing the premium hands, play suited connectors, or high suited cards as when you do catch the flush, you'll notice you'll make up for anything you paid to draw for in the past.