I think of backing up as being more of a plan than a process. You get to make most of the decisions on how to do this as the plan needs to meet your priorities. It may include some of the following;
What is the worst thing that could happen?
What data is critical to me?
When (not if) I have a problem, how quickly must it be resolved?
What might cause data loss (i.e. viruses, hardware failure, theft, etc.).
Now, you might start by organizing your data is such a way that critical files are easy to find and back up. Your back up plan also needs to include making copies of your original media and writing down codes needed for installation of them. Of course this will require you to have a good CD burner and extra hardware is just part of the plan. You will need to decide if a rebuild of your entire system using original media, reloading drivers, downloading product updates, and restoring saved data acceptable in the event of a complete disaster or would you prefer to keep an image of your hard drive available that can do a complete restore in a few minutes. This requires third party software. So, ask yourself all these questions and decide what your plan needs to be and then post back. There is plenty of advice to be had here.
I always hear that you should back up your work but I've never learned the process. How is it done and what do you save it to, CD's? I have ME and would appreciate any info on this subject. Thanks.

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