Personal Finance Tracker – Clerk Authentication Integration

Welcome to Part 4 of the Personal Finance Tracker series! In this session, we’ll integrate Clerk authentication to add secure user sign-up and login functionality. This allows each user to manage their own financial data safely and lays the groundwork for personalized dashboards.

We’ll focus on connecting authentication to the app and protecting routes that require a logged-in user.

✅ What You’ll Learn in This Video:
✔️ Setting up a Clerk account and creating an application
✔️ Installing and configuring Clerk in the project
✔️ Adding sign-in and sign-up components
✔️ Protecting routes and pages with authentication
✔️ Accessing authenticated user data inside the app

💡 Why This Step Matters:
🔹 Ensures user data is secure and private
🔹 Enables personalized finance tracking per user
🔹 Prepares the app for real-world, multi-user usage
🔹 Adds production-ready authentication to your project